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    RAIN CHECK: Here’s a list of school closings, events canceled due to Tropical Storm Francine

    By Emily Enfinger,

    5 hours ago

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    ( KLFY ) — With Tropical Storm Francine bearing down on the Louisiana coast, scheduled events are being canceled or postponed in anticipation of landfall on Wednesday. Here is a list of event cancellations received by KLFY.

    Lafayette Parish

    • All public schools in Lafayette Parish will dismiss early on Tuesday , and be closed Wednesday and Thursday.
    • Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy and Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy will release early Tuesday. Middle school and high school students will be released 11:30 a.m., elementary students release at 12:30 p.m. Both schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday.
    • Annual 9/11 Meal of Remembrance, scheduled for Wednesday at Parc Sans Souci in Lafayette, is canceled.
    • The Lafayette Parish School Board meeting to consider levying additional or increased millage rates scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18.
    • All Sugar ‘n Spice and Vacation locations will close Tuesday at 5 p.m. and remain closed all day Wednesday and Thursday.
    • University of Louisiana at Lafayette will close at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and remain closed on Wednesday. The campus expects to reopen and resume classes on Thursday.

    Acadia Parish

    • All public schools in Acadia Parish will dismiss early Tuesday at noon, and be closed on Wednesday.
    • LSU Eunice will close its campus on Wednesday and Thursday. The campus is expected to resume normal business operation and class instruction on Friday.
    • The Agriculture Symposium by LSU Eunice scheduled for Friday, Sept. 13 has been postponed. No new date has been set for the symposium.

    Calcasieu Parish

    Lake Charles: All City facilities, including City Hall, Historic City Hall, Central School and Public Works Administration Building will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. All City recreation facilities, Mallard Golf Club and the Lake Charles Event Center will also be closed during this time. To help with debris management ahead of the storm, trash and garbage routes will run as usual on Tuesday, weather permitting. Recycling Centers and the Roving Green Recycling Truck will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

    Iberia Parish

    • Iberia Parish Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Any further closures beyond Wednesday will be decided later. School closures on Tuesday and Wednesday include district offices, extra-curricular activities, athletic practices and events and student care centers.
    • Acadiana Christian School in Iberia Parish is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

    Jeff Davis Parish

    • All Jeff Davis public schools and offices will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

    St. Landry Parish

    • St. Landry Parish schools and administrative offices will dismiss early on Tuesday. Schools will follow early dismissal schedules for bus and car riders. All schools and offices will remain closed on Wednesday. This closure also applies to all after-school activities and sports practices scheduled for these days.
    • Good Shepherd Montessori School in Port Barre will be releasing students at noon Tuesday and will be closed Wednesday.
    • Second Harvest Mobile Food Pantry scheduled for Wednesday, at the Yambilee Building is canceled.
    • St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office TRIAD scheduled for Wednesday in Eunice has been canceled.

    St. Martin Parish

    • All St. Martin Parish schools will be released Tuesday at noon. Also, all schools will be closed for the entire day on Wednesday. All afternoon activities are canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

    St. Mary Parish

    • St. Mary Parish Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. A decision regarding school operations for Thursday will be made later.
    • St. Mary Parish Council regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday is canceled. A special meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18.
    • St. Mary Parish Expungement & Resource Clinic, scheduled for Tuesday at South Louisiana Community College’s Young Memorial Campus, is canceled.
    • Committee Meetings of the City of Franklin scheduled for Wednesday have been cancelled.

    Vermilion Parish

    • Vermilion Parish public schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
    • Vermilion Charter Academy will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

    If you know of any cancellations not on the list, please send them to news@klfy.com .

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    Nancy Enriquez
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