Schools

4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (340+ words) We fully appreciate that closing a school — any school — is gut-wrenching. Yet while we fully understand the emotion the possibility of closing L.B. Landry High School in Algiers has generated, we urge officials and citizens to consider the challenges…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (630+ words) Southeastern Louisiana University will celebrate Homecoming Week Oct. 12–17 with myriad activities capped by tailgating, reunions, a parade and football action in Strawberry Stadium. With the theme “Celebrating Roomie on Broadway,” Homecoming 2026 is being sponsored by the Alumni Office with the…...

23+ hour, 44+ min ago   (877+ words) Baton Rouge students are learning how to navigate a commercial kitchen, chop and prepare food like pros, and craft multi-course fine dining menus under a parish program. Through the East Baton Rouge Office of Workforce Development, under the watchful guidance…...

23+ hour, 20+ min ago   (470+ words) (The Center Square) – Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming says reducing unnecessary school spending could help fund permanent teacher raises or maintain annual stipends, following reviews of school financial records. In a statement Tuesday, Fleming called for reevaluating the state’s Minimum Foundation…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (127+ words) St. Amant High School Homecoming King Richard Cooper and Homecoming Queen Paige Gomez. The 2026 St. Amant High Homecoming Court includes, from left, Avery Crochet, Brooke Pierce, Tatum Thomas and Olivia Olps-Twilbeck. Serving on the St. Amant High Homecoming Court, from…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (70+ words) Upper Iowa University has announced the dean's list for the 2026 summer semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. Area students include Brittany Boyd, Twila Guerin and Letosha…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (117+ words) The newly elected Student Council members at West Feliciana Middle School have been chosen to serve as positive role models and the voice of their classmates. Throughout the year, they will work with the Staff Leadership Team to plan school…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (279+ words) Events surrounding lectures and music are scheduled during the upcoming week of the 41st season of Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University’s annual fall festival of the arts, humanities and social sciences. First up at 2 p.m. Oct. 12, the History and Political Science Department…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (598+ words) Southeastern Louisiana University editors from The Lion’s Roar teamed up with two assistant professors of communication and media studies to lead a hands-on session on AI use in the modern media landscape at the AEJMC conference in New Orleans. Attending…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (276+ words) Southeastern Louisiana University School of Nursing department head Lindsay Domiano has been named one of Louisiana’s Great 100 Nurses for 2026. The honor recognizes her contributions to the nursing profession, commitment to students and colleagues, and service as a mentor and…...