On his three-day tour of the district’s 44 schools, Superintendent Francis Touchet showed off construction projects and new facilities. Competition with charter schools was a hot topic, while questions about Comeaux prompted a cold shoulder.
LPSS will look different when it opens for nearly 30,000 students on Wednesday. Some schools have been consolidated; others are launching new programs.
An internal investigation by Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy uncovered “possible falsification of time records, improper payroll entry, and unauthorized compensation payments.”
Black editors and authors remain rare in the literary world. Lafayette native Keondria Francis helps lift their voices and has a story of her own to tell.
UL’s athletics program loses $12 million annually, even after the university subsidizes the department with millions meant to support the “student experience.”
Misinformation is not a new phenomenon. But the ability to seek truth and verify facts has never been more important.
Community service projects like 52 Shepherds and programs at United Way show how we can address a big problem in our community.
Over the last two years, the school board and superintendent have taken a series of actions that make trusting them difficult: just look at Comeaux High School.
State legislators passed a law in 2024 requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every classroom at schools that accept state money. Now, that’s happening.
LPSB is holding a public hearing Tuesday, reopening a contentious issue that for months has sown confusion for students, families and staff.
The governor has proposed taking $150 million from the Minimum Foundation Program, which directs state funding to public schools.
We have talked to over a dozen of our faculty colleagues in the last day or two who object to the UL president’s use of his public platform.
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