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United Way of Acadiana announces grants cycle for Lafayette Parish public school educators, schools

Wed, 04/13/2022 - 11:37am

LAFAYETTE – United Way of Acadiana has announced its first grants cycle targeting educators and schools in Lafayette Parish public schools.
The funding for the grants was made possible by the merger with Lafayette Education Foundation (LEF) in 2021.
In the merger agreement, United Way of Acadiana assumed the responsibilities of the LEF endowment, investing the earnings in educational programming for the benefit of Lafayette Parish students. The funds will be overseen by an advisory committee made up of five former LEF board members for at least five years.

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There is a record-number 60 uncertified teachers in Vermilion Parish.

Is the future of Vermilion’s high-ranking education in jeopardy because of low salaries?

Tue, 04/12/2022 - 9:25am

For the last 12 years, Vermilion Parish residents could always puff their chests out because they knew they lived in one of the best school districts in Louisiana.
They could travel to surrounding parishes and brag to their friends that they live in Vermilion Parish because Vermilion has the best public school systems in Acadiana and one of the top 10 in the state.
Three years ago, Vermilion climbed as high as the state’s No. 2 ranked school system.

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Gary Turner Jr.

Suspect allegedly involved in Abbeville shooting death located, arrested in Cottonport

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 9:01am

Gary Turner Jr., wanted in connection to a recent shooting death in Abbeville, has been arrested in a town an hour and a half away.
​On April 6, 2022 officers received credible information that Turner was at a residence in Cottonport, La. Officers from the Cottonport Police Department, the Moreauville Police Department and the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office quickly responded. Turner was confirmed to be in the residence, and he was confirmed to be armed with a handgun.

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Angela Godwin

Eaton Park Elementary’s Angela Godwin named semifinalist for Louisiana Principal of the Year

Thu, 04/07/2022 - 2:47pm

Angela Godwin said being named Vermilion Parish Elementary Principal of the Year served as a highlight of the positive things that are happening at Eaton Park.
Godwin recently received an email that further shined a spotlight on the school. Godwin has been named as a semifinalist for the Louisiana Department of Education’s Principal of the Year.
“I was speechless when I saw my name on the list,” Godwin said. “I reread the first few sentences of the email so that I could fully digest what it was saying!”

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