LPSB to build three new schools
Carencro Heights Elementary, Prairie Elementary, and Lafayette High will get new campuses.
and last updated 2021-05-19 23:19:36-04
LAFAYETTE, La. â Carencro Heights Elementary, Prairie Elementary, and Lafayette High schools are all getting new campuses.
The decision was made on Wednesday at a special school board meeting. Funding for the projects was included in the district s Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget, which the board also approved Wednesday.
Board member Justin Centanni, representing District 6, says the money is already assigned to each project, and now each school will be assigned an architect to start outlining the future of each of the schools.
HAPPENING TODAY: LPSB to hold special meeting to discuss construction of new school sites
Wed, May 19, at 5:30 pm - Lafayette High Stadium
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and last updated 2021-05-19 16:11:53-04
The Lafayette Parish School Board will hold a special board meeting this afternoon to discuss construction of three new school sites in the parish.
The special meeting will take place at 5:30 pm today, May 19, at the Lafayette High School stadium.
It will follow the 4:00 pm public hearing and 4:30 pm special board meeting to adopt the budget in the LPSB board room.
LPSS says that the meeting is being held for the school board to consider moving forward with construction of the three new sites for Carencro Heights Elementary, Prairie Elementary, and Lafayette High.
Zoosiana mourns loss of senior giraffe Evangeline
Zoosiana - Zoo of Acadiana
and last updated 2021-03-16 11:27:37-04
Evangeline, a senior giraffe at Zoosiana, has passed away.
The zoo shared the news of the animal s death on their Facebook page.
In the post, Zoosiana says that Evangeline died on Monday, March 15 after treatments for her chronic leg pain (chronic lameness) became ineffective.
The condition, according to the zoo, is common in older, large hoofstock species.
Evangeline arrived at the zoo in 2012 and was partnered with the zoo s male giraffe Gabriel. The pair would have two calves, Josie, born in 2016 and Millie, born in 2020.