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With school teachers and support staff seeking pay raises throughout Louisiana, one Vermilion Parish School Board member feels school board members in the state should also get a pay raise.
At the end of Thursday’s school board meeting, during board commentary, long-time school board member Kibbie Pillette had a request for Superintendent Tommy Byler.
Pillette told the board that when Bobby Jindal was governor, he created ACT 1, which gives the superintendent power to run the school district.

LAFAYETTE – Each year, the SLCC Foundation honors its strongest supporters with the prestigious Benefactor of the Year Award. The SLCC Foundation has named LHC Group and the Myers Family Foundation as its 2022-23 awardees.

Lauren Trahan is the current executive director of The Nehemiah Projects of Acadiana Inc. (NPAI), a nonprofit formed to revitalize Acadiana’s communities, beginning with Abbeville.
She comes from an educational background and is passionate about seeing young men and women reach their potential and express their talents through education and dedication. She is the current gatekeeper of the organization, working to fulfill the mission that began with Pastor Walter August’s desire to give back to his hometown of Abbeville.