Education

Edwards' predecessor, Republican Bobby Jindal, filed the federal lawsuit in 2014, as he was readying his failed bid for the GOP presidential nomination.

Gov-Elect John Bel Edwards appointed three members to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education but his new appointees have not announced that they will indeed vote to oust Superintendent of Education John White.

The report shows discipline incidents reported between August and November rose by 14 percent over the previous year.

Donna Edwards said she will stress the importance of teaching music and art in each school.

The site is off of LA 89 in the Sabal Palms subdivision.

The Lafayette Parish School Board received the lion's share of the tax bond revenue approved for Lafayette Parish projects this month.

A new study finds Louisiana ranks 10th in the country when it comes to state policies that promote a strong charter school sector.

State Superintendent of Education John White says the state is leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table every year because students aren't applying for financial aid.

Jaci Russo joined Bernie and Brandon for her weekly Brand Buzz segment on Acadiana’s Morning News and offered her insight on how to assess the performance of the advertising agency that represents your business as well as the sad state of Louisiana sports.

School administrators said the university already had a strong policy in place, but the revisions update best practices for defining and responding to sexual misconduct, on and off campus.

As a testament to Edwards' ties to the education community, his first speech since winning the runoff election was Monday at the Louisiana Federation of Teachers convention.

Sandra Woodley gave no reason for stepping down from the position she has held since January 2013.

Donald Aguillard, Ph.D, has named Irma Trosclair to the new LPSS school improvement administrator position.

The student was sent home after being involved in a fight and seen later near campus with a gun.

Eleven students were planning to go to France as part of an exchange program.

The team will attend the PetroBowl Championship to be held Sept. 26-28, at the Dubai World Trade Center, during the Society of Professional Engineers’ Technical Conference and Exhibition.

A brief press release explains what school administrators actually found a student carrying.

Brandon and Bernie were joined this morning by Robyn Blackwell, president of the Autism Society of Acadiana. A special presentation will be offered at the South Regional Library dealing with safety issues for children and adults with autism.

The City of Broussard has purchased a state of the art fire suppression training system to educate citizens in the proper use of fire extinguishers.

Annie Calliouet of Healing House joined Brandon and Bernie on 'Acadiana's Morning News' to discuss National Children's Grief Awareness Day and how the Acadiana community can support grieving children as well as their families.