/search/?a=6d4d5914-2a59-11e9-8767-034260455ec6&f=rss&sd=desc www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results TNCMS 1.94.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 The University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors on Thursday approved a third vice president at the Lafayette campus earning at least $245,000 this year, drawing criticism from faculty who say they have gone three years without a cost-of-living raise. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/c609c35c-b10a-4c3d-a736-2f6a6c63fcd7 /acadiana/news/education/no-raises-for-faculty-but-ul-lafayette-appointing-vps/article_c609c35c-b10a-4c3d-a736-2f6a6c63fcd7.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer District Attorney Don Landry confirmed Wednesday that he will look into a complaint that the Lafayette Parish School Board violated its own policy when it voted to close Comeaux High School. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/4ac2b9f2-2c92-4040-8d9b-2e660abad68e /acadiana/news/education/complaint-alleges-lafayete-school-board-violated-policy/article_4ac2b9f2-2c92-4040-8d9b-2e660abad68e.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Residents in part of the Lebeau community in St. Landry Parish were asked Wednesday to consider evacuating due to rising water from Tropical Storm Arthur. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:53:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/d1a43bfa-0e0a-4968-8ec4-59c67fa8ef99 /acadiana/news/flooding-prompts-call-for-more-st-landry-parish-evacuations/article_d1a43bfa-0e0a-4968-8ec4-59c67fa8ef99.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Lafayette Parish School System officials broke ground Wednesday on construction of a $62 million, 1400-square-foot Paul Breaux Elementary and Middle School in north Lafayette. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:25:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/6c849c00-b587-4a8c-b36a-2b768e9487d8 /acadiana/news/construction-begins-on-62-million-north-lafayette-school/article_6c849c00-b587-4a8c-b36a-2b768e9487d8.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office recently addressed seven “areas of concern” with an Acadiana agency providing housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:40:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/283efd23-10b9-4a8e-bb38-da8034c97db7 /acadiana/news/acadiana-domestic-violence-agency-concerns-addressed/article_283efd23-10b9-4a8e-bb38-da8034c97db7.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Some parts of St. Landry Parish already are flooding as water from the flood in Avoyelles Parish travels south. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:29:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/cf627bea-8c28-4147-a7e2-8721de2f89fe /acadiana/news/st-landry-parish-to-be-hit-with-floodwaters-in-5-6-days/article_cf627bea-8c28-4147-a7e2-8721de2f89fe.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Three Lafayette men, including a school band director, have been arrested in an undercover online child solicitation operation. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:12:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b06d9592-2a20-41a7-94c5-6c6002cdabf3 /acadiana/news/3-lafayette-men-arrested-in-online-child-solicitation-sting/article_b06d9592-2a20-41a7-94c5-6c6002cdabf3.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Two centers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — the Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning and the Marine Survival Training Center — have been shut down. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:52:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/142cac4d-95cf-4786-b87b-1829c6046e56 /acadiana/news/education/uls-picard-center-marine-survival-training-center-closed/article_142cac4d-95cf-4786-b87b-1829c6046e56.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer New federal charges have been filed against Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, who resided and worked briefly in Lafayette after allegedly participating in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attack in Israel that left hundreds of civilians dead. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:48:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/ee34bc85-aa00-4274-809b-b6ba3778adc0 /acadiana/news/accused-terrorist-living-in-lafayette-faces-new-charges/article_ee34bc85-aa00-4274-809b-b6ba3778adc0.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Comeaux High School alumni and former members of the school community are invited to a special Legacy Walk to say goodbye before the school closes on June 30. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:52:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/a6ff0c51-a6cf-47d3-99aa-2ac2ddd7e7ec /acadiana/news/community-invited-to-say-goodbye-to-comeaux-high-on-june-25/article_a6ff0c51-a6cf-47d3-99aa-2ac2ddd7e7ec.html BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer