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Louisiana Illuminator
Q&A: State Sen. Mike Reese, McNeese State president
Mike Reese is both a Republican state senator from Leesville and president of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, having taken on the latter role July 1. In a recent interview, he detailed his work chairing a study committee looking at Louisiana’s higher education funding formula. This transcript of the interview has been edited for […]
Abbeville Meridional
LHSAA announces VC's Kim Guidry will be inducted into the LHSAA Hall of Fame
Kim Guidry, the former head coach of the Vermilion Catholic girls basketball team, began her Thursday morning as usual. But the ordinary quickly faded when a group of her former players and a representative from the Louisiana High School Athletic Association walked into the VC gym. In that moment, Guidry sensed that something was about to unfold.
kalb.com
CLTCC seeks to prepare students for SpaceX job opportunities
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - News broke in August that a new SpaceX center was set to be built in Vermilion Parish. This facility will bring new job opportunities to the state, which means college students can learn new skills to possibly earn a role at the facility. Central Louisiana Technical...
KLFY.com
State audit warns Eunice school split faces deficit
EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — Eunice residents are exploring a split from the St. Landry Parish School Board following the closure of Central Middle School, but state financial analysis shows a standalone district would face significant revenue deficits. The St. Landry Parish School Board recently shut down Central Middle School...
dequincynews.com
Tigers fall to South Beauregard in jamboree
It was a very hot and humid afternoon as the DeQuincy Tigers and the South Beauregard Golden Knights battled on the scorching hot artificial turf at Sam Houston High School to start the Bolton Ford Jamboree. The Tigers and Knights quickly became dehydrated but DeQuincy just could not seem to...
kalb.com
DeRidder football player defies the odds after meme mocks disability
DERIDDER, La. (KALB) - A DeRidder High School sophomore who lost his right arm in a car accident is playing football and golf and continuing to inspire his community after a rival school’s fan posted a meme mocking his disability. “It’s in God’s hands, and God will make it...
geauxpreps.com
GeauxPreps Thursday Night Road Trip: Barbe’s Jelandon Gray Has Red-Letter Day in a Statement Home Win Over Champion Iowa
Lake Charles – The LHSAA season kicked off last night under Thursday Night Lights, and one of the most anticipated games to open the 2026 season was a matchup between two teams that started last year very differently, but ended up captivating the state with their respective postseason runs.
KPLC TV
TDL Week 1: High school football returns to SWLA
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - High school football is back! Several great matchups are on the schedule as we gear up for another season of Touchdown Live. An adoptable puppy named Tater Tot correctly predicted that the Barbe Bucs would beat the 2025 state champions, the Iowa Yellow Jackets, in our Game of the Week Thursday night.
espnsouthwestlouisiana.com
Delta Media to broadcast high school football on six stations
Delta Media Corp. is once again your home for thrilling Friday Night Football. The St. Thomas More Cougars can be heard once again on ESPN 103.7 Lafayette, with the broadcast team of play-by-play voice Danny Jones, color commentator Sam Heinen, sideline reporters Greg and Chris Gossen, and statistician-spotter Philip Fremin.
KPLC TV
Lake Charles’ Simon Learning Camp celebrates 9 years of providing more than education
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For the past nine years, Simon Learning Camp has been much more than a typical childcare center. Located in the heart of Lake Charles, this private, tuition-based early education program has spent nearly a decade serving preschool and pre-K-aged children with a distinct focus that stretches far beyond the classroom walls.
fox4beaumont.com
School district closures ahead of the tropical system
-Bob Hope Charter School (closed) -Bridge City ISD (closed) -Brookeland ISD (monitoring) -Burkeville ISD (monitoring) -Chester ISD (monitoring) -Colmesneil ISD (monitoring) -East Chambers ISD (closed) -Ehrhart School (closed) -Evadale ISD (closed) -First Baptist Academy Silsbee (closed) -Friendship Christian Academy (closed) -Galveston ISD (Crenshaw School closed. No ferry bus service) -Hamshire-Fannett...
fox4beaumont.com
NEW LIST: Power outages prompt Thursday school closures
Due to widespread power outages caused during Tropical Storm Edouard, school districts are making calls again to cancel school for a third day in a row. Beaumont ISD: Students return Tuesday after scheduled Friday holiday and scheduled Labor Day holiday. Staff will report to work Thursday and Friday for training.
American Press
Jeff Davis School Board ends fiscal year with anticipated surplus of $1 million
The Jeff Davis Parish School Board closed the 2025-26 fiscal year with an anticipated general fund surplus of approximately $1 million, despite declining student enrollment and rising insurance costs. Finance […]
KFDM-TV
Southeast Texas schools may close as heavy rain threatens up to 10 inches
SETX — As Southeast Texas braces for the potential of heavy rainfall, school districts are beginning to announce closures and cancellations aimed at keeping students and staff safe. The latest rainfall outlook shows a narrow band of heavy rain likely falling from northwest of Houston to the coast between...
theadvocate.com
Notre Dame, Acadiana, LCA claim wins in Friday's Kiwanis jamboree
It wasn’t as clean and efficient as Notre Dame coach Lew Cook would have liked, but the Pios had good moments during the 74th annual Kiwanis Jamboree held Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium. Although they didn’t capitalize on their most impressive drive, the Pios moved the football...