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By Ken Stickney State, local and regional education leaders will be among those meeting Thursday to develop a communitywide understanding of issues facing educators in Acadiana and beyond. They’ll also begin formulating strategies to improve K–12 schools. The University of…
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Photo caption: UL Lafayette Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Head Dr. Magdy Bayoumi; David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy Principal Jeff Debetaz; UL Lafayette College of Engineering Associate Dean Dr. Burke Huner; UL Lafayette College of Engineering Dean Ahmed…
Read MoreBy Katie Gagliano The Lafayette Parish School System and Love Our Schools opened the parish’s first-ever in-home internet assistance program to applications Monday, one move in a broader plan to make the internet more accessible to all students. The in-home…
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Image: Page 1 of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s legal opinion. By Katie Gagliano The Lafayette Parish School Board allocated $1.5 million Tuesday toward providing short-term internet connectivity solutions for students without internet access as part of a public-private partnership…
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Photo caption: Jacelyn Rideaux lets her students choose a book to read on Friday, Nov. 19, 2019 at Christina’s Learning Center in Duson, Louisiana. Photo by Brad Bowie. By Katie Gagliano It’s the season of giving and Lafayette’s On Track…
Read MoreBy Dan Boudreaux Virtual reality workforce training is the latest trend for numerous industries, and Lafayette is the home of two businesses and an educational institute that is on the forefront. Tantrum Lab and Digital Twin Studios are Lafayette-based tech companies that specialize…
Read MoreBy Melissa Canone The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Acadiana Food Hub, a nonprofit that supports local farmers and culinary entrepreneurs in Acadiana. Acadiana Food Hub will use the funds to…
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Photo by Robin May By Katie Gagliano Being a teacher isn’t always sweet, but with a night of training and locally sourced food, a local partnership is hoping to empower teachers to stay in the profession. This spring, the Lafayette…
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Photo courtesy of KATC By Brian Richard Acadiana Food Hub, in partnership with the Pugh Family Foundation, recently launched a farm-to-school initiative by providing lunch to teachers at Alice N. Boucher Elementary and J.W. Faulk Elementary. The farm-to-school initiative aims to promote healthy…
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Photo courtesy of KATC The University of Louisiana at Lafayette opened the Nick Pugh Aerospace Electronics Research Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. The facility was formerly the Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment, or CAPE, Satellite Lab, which Pugh helped establish.…
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