Despite relatively high performance scores, Duson Elementary is among the schools that would close under a draft plan.

The Current is among the first news outlets to receive funding from Press Forward, a nationwide campaign to strengthen ...

With few public resources for mental health care, jails have become a holding space for those struggling to function in the outside world.

Admirers spoke highly of Edwards’ command of the law and courtroom. Mayor-President Monique Boulet announced his death during ...

They played for the festival; they played for the crowd. They played for themselves. And course they played for Chris.

LUS Director Jeff Stewart points to a number of reasons for the leakages. The primary culprit is the 2023 drought, which shrunk soil around LUS’ lines, eventually causing a cascading amount of water ...

A statewide survey found that one in three high school students vape. Programs aiming to curb teen nicotine use are fighting ...

Massive overhaul calls for nine school closures, three consolidations and two new campuses to offset declining enrollment, ...

At this time last year, Lafayette’s ban on short-term rentals was still up in the air. That ban is now in effect, prohibiting ...

The Lafayette Republican’s controversies have endeared him to some, outraged others, but have not cost him at the ballot box.

LPSS is finalizing an agreement to lease the old Truman school to local nonprofit SUN CHDO to convert it into a community ...

The Lafayette Music Census is looking for the voices of local musicians to understand their needs. The census, launched ...