+6 Education After years of construction, Lafayette High celebrates completion of its new campus. See the details. BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Aug 10, 2026 As students and parents arrived for orientation Monday, Lafayette High School marked the completion of the bulk of its long-awaited campus con…
News Lafayette school board agrees to put sales tax proposal on April ballot BY RICHARD BURGESS | rburgess@theadvocate.com Feb 15, 2017 Lafayette Parish voters will decide April 29 whether to approve a 10-year, half-penny sales tax to support a nearly $200 million program to up…
Opinion Lafayette school board agrees to put sales tax proposal on April ballot BY RICHARD BURGESS | rburgess@theadvocate.com Feb 15, 2017 Lafayette Parish voters will decide April 29 whether to approve a 10-year, half-penny sales tax to support a nearly $200 million program to upgrade campuses with the goal of eliminating temporary classrooms in the public school system.
Education Baton Rouge charter organization to build five schools, aims to 'transform' educational possibilities by Charles Lussier clussier@theadvocate.com Apr 16, 2016 A prominent nonprofit group that has helped lure several charter schools to Baton Rouge announced Thursday it will build facilities for five o…