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Lafayette will have another stadium where they can enjoy football, but that's not the only major project moving forward at Lafayette Parish high schools.

William Dudley Lastrapes Jr. served as the Mayor of Lafayette from 1980-1992, serving three consecutive terms.

The pair can be seen pulling on a car door and throwing away some of their loot.

A motion from Dr. Tehmi Chassion to delay the start of school after Labor Day failed.

Lafayette School Board member Justin Centanni talks about new initiatives being implemented in the school district.

Sources tell KPEL News the state's 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of former Lafayette Parish School System Superintendent Pat Cooper, who was fired in 2014 by the Lafayette Parish School Board in a 7-2 vote.

The advertisements will appear as one-page inserts in the Sunday, July 19 editions of the Daily Advertiser and the Acadiana Advocate.

Brian West has decided to put his name on the ballot in 2014 for the seat currently occupied by Rae Trahan.

Board attorney Roger Hamilton advised the board to restart the entire process.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The Lafayette Parish School Board voted last night to approve a settlement agreement offered by two design firms that were party to a lawsuit the board filed in 2008 alleging shoddy work in the design and construction of one of its schools.

It's a term you've heard a lot about lately in the news, Common Core. As a parent do you really know what Common Core is and why it's important to your children's education? Sister station Newstalk 96.5 KPEL gets to the bottom of the issue for you.

Board members had stripped funding for Thad Welch, Cooper's special assistant, following a dispute over whether his lack of a high school diploma disqualified him for the job.

In a tense executive session that featured a heated back-and-forth between district 6 board member Greg Awbrey and district 7 board member Mark Cockerham, Awbrey accused Cooper of violating school board policy and state law when he hired Welch.