What's making news in Acadiana this morning
 | By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s plan for a lab school on its campus took another step forward last week with action by the UL System’s Board of Supervisors. Read more |
|
|
 | By DAVIDE MAMONE | Staff Writer It's been a particularly bad year for fatal car crashes in Lafayette Parish, according to data from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. As of mid-November, there were 28 fatalities related to car incidents in 2021 compared to the 26 people who lost their lives on the road last year. Read more |
|
|
 | BY MEGAN WYATT | Staff writer Tributes are pouring in for 41-year-old Kristy Hebert, a Vermilion Parish school board member and Iberia Parish teacher who was killed in a New Iberia crash Friday evening. Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
 | BY WILL SENTELL | Staff writer As key test scores later showed, the sudden lurch to virtual education in public schools because of the pandemic was a jolt to students and teachers as well as parents. Read more |
|
|
 | By KEN STICKNEY | Staff writer The postulator who will present the causes for sainthood for Charlene Richard and Auguste “Nonco” Pelafigue at the Vatican was in Acadiana this weekend to collect documents in both matters. Read more |
|
|
 | BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer The way friends and family describe new UL football coach Michael Desormeaux, it makes him sound almost too good to be true. Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
 | Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more |
|
|
|
|  | Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more |
|
|
|
|  | Purchases made via links on our site may earn us an affiliate commission. The editorial staff of TheAdvocate.com/NOLA.com had no role in th… Read more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|---|
|
|
