lafayette parish school system

Financial documents provided in a local right-to-life lawsuit have raised questions on how donations were spent.

Three educators in the Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) were surprised yesterday with the news that they are 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year honorees.

Questions are being asked about a presentation to Lafayette teachers.

According to a press release from the Lafayette Parish School System, masks will be optional for students and staff following Governor Edwards' announcement regarding the mask mandate in Louisiana. Following federal regulation, those who ride on school buses will still be required to wear masks.

Army Captain Layne Edelman is now Principal Layne Edelman.

As Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana, many schools across the state are announcing closures. Ida is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane on Sunday, August 29th.

A Lafayette Parish School System employee is facing serious backlash after a racial comment from her Facebook page has gone viral on social media.

One Lafayette doctor was recently featured on a national news report as she explained the decision to pull her two children out of school ahead of the upcoming year. With no mask mandate currently in place for the Lafayette Parish School System, new CDC guidelines may lend to the LPSS changing their strategy before the year begins.

Lafayette Parish School System announced that they plan to start school on time this year on August 12, 2021

The Pack the Backpack Drive aims to help 500 homeless children in the area get the school supplies that they need for the upcoming school year.

The Lafayette Parish School System will be offering free meals to all children age 18 and younger throughout the summer as part of the Summer Saturday Program supported by Focus Foods.

Each new principal will officially start their jobs on July 1, 2021.

All Lafayette parish schools will move to virtual learning for Tuesday, May 18 2021 due to flooding and inclement weather.

The Lafayette Parish School Board passed a COVID-19-related stipend last night that makes school system employees eligible for a bonus of up to $2,000.

The school board approved the purchase and renovation of the former Energy Plaza building.

He was cited with careless operation with an accident and no seat belt.

Our media partners at KATC-TV3 are reporting that the Lafayette Parish School System will be adding time to the school day to make up for missed days. A total of five minutes will be tacked on to the end of the school day for elementary and middle school students.

Lafayette Parish School System has just released some very welcomed news...the 2021 High School Graduation Schedule!

All after-school extracurriculars are canceled.

Students in 12th grade and 8th grade will be returning to daily in-person learning as of February 1st.