What was an attempted murder case has now turned into a deadly shooting as the victim in a shooting that happened near Lafayette High one school day has died from his injuries.
The construction of the new Lafayette High School officially this week, right on schedule. Construction crews have been preparing the site, and officials announced today (9/25) that the groundbreaking ceremony will happen Friday at 9 am.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - The high school football world was a bit surprised this week to find out that Cedric Figaro was not only resigning as the Head Football Coach at Lafayette High School but was joining the Northside High School football program as an assistant coach...
Lafayette High junior Armand "Mondo" Duplantis set a national high school, age group and meet record in the pole vault at the New Balance Championships.
Last year, it only took the Woodlawn-Baton Rouge Panthers a quarter and a half to race out to a 41-7 lead over the Lafayette High Mighty Lions en route to a 47-34 victory. This year, it only took a half a quarter to jump out to a 21-0 lead en route to a 49-32 victory.
The Lafayette High Mighty Lions even their record at 1-1 on Friday night as they defeated the still winless Opelousas High Tigers 49-15 at Mighty Lion Stadium.
Never leading the entire game, the Lafayette High Mighty Lions had the opportunity to steal their season opener from the visiting Peabody Warhorses. But their own self-inflicted wounds kept them from getting the Rob Pool era off to a winning start.