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SoLAcc receives millions to grow educational services as Acadiana workforce needs expand

South Louisiana Community College has secured a $2.38 million grant to double the reach of their Educational Opportunity Centers across Acadiana, expanding from four to eight parishes. SoLAcc’s TRiO Educational Opportunity Centers are funded through the U.S. Department of Education and provide support to students navigating enrollment, financial aid, career...

Lafayette Parish, LA · 6d
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Mount Carmel, St. Thomas More, U-High, Country Day, Westminster earn top seeds in LHSAA volleyball playoffs

Division I | Division II | Division III | Division IV | ​Division V. Mount Carmel Academy, St. Thomas More, University Lab, Country Day and Westminster Christian of Opelousas have earned top seeds in the LHSAA prep volleyball playoffs which begin Tuesday and Wednesday. Mount Carmel (28-4) edged out...

Opelousas, LA · 6d
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Louisiana High School Football: Week 9 recap

There are only two games left in the regular season, and with the playoffs approaching, these final weeks will be important for a lot of teams.

Louisiana · 9d

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Stars of the Night for Week 9 of Acadiana area high school football

It's been a grueling, slow process for Carencro's offense this season, but the star quarterback for the Bears was able to shine in a big way Thursday. Gurzi threw for 299 yards and four touchdowns on 18-of-24 passing and added an 8-yard touchdown run. Jeremy Roy, Kaplan. With his team...

Lafayette, LA · 8d
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Madison Prep-Plaquemine winner's defense helps secure victory

Madison Prep had another impressive offensive showing Friday night at Plaquemine, but it was a bend-but-don't-break performance from its defense that allowed the Chargers to pull away for a 34-7 win. Coupled with quick scores from the Madison Prep offense and a methodical attack from Plaquemine, time of possession favored...

Plaquemine, LA · 9d

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Cecilia Gets a Forfeit Win — Livonia Cancels Tonight’s Game

Livonia has forfeited its game at Cecilia scheduled for Friday, October 30, reportedly due to a shortage of players. Cecilia improves to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in district.

Cecilia, LA · 9d

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Jeanerette creates tie in 7-1A race with win over Westminster-Lafayette

Jeanerette senior defensive back Devone Duhon turned away Westminster Christian-Lafayette on fourth down in the red zone with under a minute left to seal the Tigers' 26-19 win and create a three-way tie atop the District 7-1A standings on Friday. His brother, senior running back Devine Duhon, caught a 44-yard...

Jeanerette, LA · 9d

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Week 9 area high school football scoreboard with scores, stats, schedules

RUSHING – ACAD: Cohen DiBetta 3-4; Deshun Lightfoot 26-241, 3 TDs; James Brown 6-25; Brooklyn Lewis 3-7; Kacynn Ollison 1- (-3); SOU: Parker Dies 15-60, 2 TDs; Justin Williams 24-219, 2 TDs; Boby Broussard 9-71; Kollen Francois 2-8; Jayden Moncrieffe 1-0. PASSING - ACAD: DiBetta 5-9-1, 65 yds, TD; SOU: Dies 2-5-1, 31 yds; Moncrieffe 0-1-0.

Lafayette, LA · 9d

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Kaplan survives scare from old rival Abbeville to win Russo Trophy

Kaplan High football coach Vinnie Bullara knew his team would be in a dogfight. As Bullara watched footage each week from Abbeville games, he noticed the Wildcats were steadily improving. In Thursday night's District 5-3A contest in Abbeville, the Wildcats surged to a 26-14 halftime lead behind the passing of...

Kaplan, LA · 9d

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Ascension Catholic-South Plaquemines finds offensive rhythm en route to big in

Ascension Catholic’s defense smothered South Plaquemines' offense all night, but it took the Bulldogs offense a little while to get rolling. When the offensive execution started to click in the second quarter, the two units combined forces to dominate the Hurricanes 42-0 in a District 10-1A battle Friday night at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium in Donaldsonville.

Donaldsonville, LA · 9d

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A Brusly teacher's morning greetings took her to Jennifer Hudson's stage. The school board took notice.

A Port Allen High science teacher won a $20,000 Shell lab makeover for the second time. A Brusly Elementary kindergarten teacher's morning greetings took her to The Jennifer Hudson Show. The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board honored both on Oct. 21.

Brusly, LA · 10d

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Acadiana, Southside, Delcambre take center stage at Classic on the Cane

High school marching bands from Lafayette and the surrounding Acadiana region will take the field this weekend as they compete in the 37th annual Classic on the Cane Marching Contest at Turpin Stadium in Natchitoches. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 , and will feature 22 high school bands from across Louisiana and neighboring states. The annual competition is one of the region's premier marching band showcases, giving students the opportunity to perform before judges and compete for ratings, awards and bragging rights as the fall marching season enters its final stretch. Local fans will see Acadiana High School, Southside High School, and Delcambre High School represent Lafayette Parish and the greater Acadiana area against some of the state's top marching programs. Delcambre opens local competition schedule The Delcambre High Panther Band will be the first Acadiana-area group to perform, taking the field at 11:45 a.m. in the Class IB division. The Panthers will compete alongside Many High School, Buckeye High School, Pride of Jena and Pine Prairie High School in one of the day's largest small-school classifications. Acadiana High performs in AAA division The Acadiana High School Marching Band is scheduled to perform at 3:15

Lafayette Parish, LA · 10d

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Carencro claims share of district crown after blowout victory against Beau Chene

It’s no secret the Carencro Bears’ football team has endured a lot this season. But as Bears head coach Gavin Peters has told his team since Day 1, “adversity creates an opportunity to be special.”. On Thursday, Peters and the Bears were quite special as they routed...

Carencro, LA · 9d

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Westgate puts undefeated record on the line with district title at stake

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Westgate Tigers can accomplish one of their goals for the 2026 season this week. The undefeated Tigers (7-0, 2-0 in District 4-4A) host rising program Lafayette Renaissance on Friday with the district title on the line. The LRCA Tigers (6-2, 3-0), who have...

Lafayette, LA · 10d

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Lafayette Christian picking up steam heading into postseason

The Lafayette Christian Academy Knights stayed perfect in district play with a 49-0 demolition of the Delcambre Panthers on Friday at The Pit in Delcambre. The Panthers began the night well when they found themselves in LCA territory after a Rix Robin 11-yard quarterback run. The Knights defense then stiffened...

Delcambre, LA · 9d

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Ascension Episcopal steamrolls Vermilion Catholic to keep district title hopes alive

After a less-than-stellar start to the season, the Ascension Episcopal Blue Gators have put themselves in a position to accomplish a feat most wouldn't have predicted seven weeks ago. Ascension Episcopal went on the road and defeated the Vermilion Catholic Screamin' Eagles 42-0 in Abbeville on Friday night, giving them...

Abbeville, LA · 9d