Two UL Lafayette students win top honors at international research conference BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Updated 6 hrs ago Two University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduate students took the top two spots in a research competition during an international conference that brought scholars from 25 states and four cou…
+2 ‘They can trust me’: Ted Davidson shares priorities for term on Lafayette Parish School Board BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 4, 2026 In a special election for a one-year term, interim school board member Robert “Ted” Davidson pulled ahead of challenger Stasia Herbert-McZeal to win the District 2 seat on the Lafayette Parish…
UL Lafayette, NASA relationship explored as Louisiana sees aerospace workforce opportunities BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 3, 2026 Just up the road from Houston, with a track record of producing quality graduates in engineering and the computer sciences, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has long been a player when…
SoLAcc receives millions to grow educational services as Acadiana workforce needs expand BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 2, 2026 South Louisiana Community College has secured a $2.38 million grant to double the reach of their Educational Opportunity Centers across Acadiana, expanding from four to eight parishes.
+5 Meet the Lafayette philanthropist, industry pioneer bringing resources to high-need schools BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 1, 2026 He’s received over 50 years of accolades as a businessman, philanthropist and education advocate, but the title that Nick Pugh most prefers is “life-long learner.”
Do you know an outstanding Lafayette Parish educator? Nominate them for all-star status. BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 28, 2026 This week, members of the public have an opportunity to celebrate teachers and school support staff who create a positive impact at Lafayette Parish schools.
+5 Lafayette students share winning jambalaya recipe made from the school garden BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 27, 2026 A fifth grade class from Live Oak Elementary was honored at a luncheon in Lafayette on Tuesday, featuring the meal that earned their team top marks in the Lafayette Parish School Garden Initia…
SpaceX gets access to former Pecan Island High School under lease deal ahead of planned 2027 sale BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Oct 22, 2026 SpaceX will be able to lease the former Pecan Island School property from a University of Louisiana at Lafayette-affiliated nonprofit while preparing for an anticipated purchase in 2027, under…
+3 UL Lafayette president shares plan to reduce $19.9M deficit over two years at town hall BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 16, 2026 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette ended fiscal year 2026 with a $10 million surplus after spending cuts and an infusion of $16 million in one-time state funding, President Ramesh Kollur…
Want to become an electrician? SoLAcc launches new paid apprenticeship program. BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Oct 16, 2026 South Louisiana Community College is launching a four-year electrical apprenticeship program at its New Iberia campus to help address a shortage of trained electricians in Acadiana.
Find out which Acadiana parish led region in student attendance last year BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 15, 2026 According to data from the Louisiana Department of Education, Lafayette Parish led Acadiana school systems last year in student attendance.
+2 Teacher retention, school support raised at Lafayette Parish School Board candidate forum BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 14, 2026 This fall Lafayette Parish voters will elect a school board representative for District 2, which covers Carencro and parts of north Lafayette.
UL Lafayette researcher studies how water behaves on the moon to help future lunar farming BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Oct 12, 2026 A University of Louisiana at Lafayette biologist's latest research could help scientists determine how to grow plants and irrigate crops on the moon.
+12 Why more Acadiana families are choosing homeschooling — and finding their own way BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 12, 2026 When Lafayette parent Michelle Matt first started homeschooling, it was because she knew her oldest son needed something more than he was getting during the regular school year.
+2 Lafayette school board taps $14M in rainy day funds for Comeaux academy despite repayment concerns BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 9, 2026 The Lafayette Parish School Board voted 6-2 Thursday to pull $14 million from the district’s rainy day fund to begin construction on the Ovey Comeaux Workforce Academy, with plans to replenish…
+2 UL Lafayette is adding new space programs. Here’s what students will be able to study. BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Oct 8, 2026 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is expanding its academic offerings in aerospace and space technology, bringing together engineering and computing programs to prepare students for eme…
LPSS will vote Thursday on $14M to start construction of new Comeaux workforce academy BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 7, 2026 Construction on the new Ovey Comeaux Workforce Innovation Academy could begin toward the end of the year — and decisions on how the project will be funded are in front of the Lafayette Parish …
SoLAcc awards more than $186,000 in scholarships to Acadiana students BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Oct 7, 2026 South Louisiana Community College awarded more than $186,000 in scholarships to students for the fall 2026 semester, the college announced.
Lafayette school volunteer coach accused of stealing property, using fake records to access data BY DEAN BOUDREAUX | Staff writer Oct 6, 2026 The Lafayette Parish School System confirmed Johnson had passed background checks and completed onboarding but said the alleged misconduct occurred outside his volunteer duties involving false…
Vermilion paraprofessional charged with battery of 2 children. Police explain why video is private. BY DEAN BOUDREAUX | Staff writer Oct 2, 2026 The mother of a nonverbal autistic boy alleges the Vermillion Parish School District has not provided an apology or support after a paraprofessional allegedly grabbed and pulled her son. She h…
+12 Why a former Chicago mayor came to an Abbeville school to see what Louisiana is doing right BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 2, 2026 It was a regular day at LeBlanc Elementary School in Abbeville, with French immersion students answering questions and math classes working through problems.
LPSS withdrew its $46M bond application for the new Comeaux workforce academy. What happens now? BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 30, 2026 Plans for funding the construction of a new workforce academy at the site of the former Ovey Comeaux High School in Lafayette have changed, according to documents from the State Bond Commission.
+6 Lafayette kids can now get a free book every month through Dolly Parton Imagination Library BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 28, 2026 Dolly Parton’s initiative to deliver free books to children is officially open to families across Lafayette Parish.
+3 UL Lafayette professor studying climate history named to list of top geoscientists BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 23, 2026 Brian Schubert’s research deals in understanding how Earth’s climate record can be read in plants over time, giving us the ability to see what was happening in Earth’s atmosphere millions of y…
Agendas, public comment time at center of new lawsuit against Lafayette Parish School Board BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 22, 2026 Four Lafayette Parish School Board meetings held since June are at the center of a lawsuit alleging the board violated Louisiana's open meeting laws by limiting public comment on items grouped…
District Attorney to investigate fraud complaint against Lafayette Parish school superintendent BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 21, 2026 Over the summer, a Lafayette Parish resident alleged in a complaint filed with the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office that Lafayette Parish School Superintendent Francis Touchet Jr. had …
+3 She wanted to help nursing students. Meet the latest UL students to benefit from her gift. BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer Sep 21, 2026 The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences has named the inaugural recipients of the Dolores Bess Scholars award, established through a bequest from th…
+7 Before SpaceX came to Acadiana, UL Lafayette grads were already making space history BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 18, 2026 Stephen Damico, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette graduate, played a role in the Artemis II mission, which took humans farther from Earth than they had ever traveled before.