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BAYOU BLITZ: 2024 high school football season starts with Lafayette Kiwanis Jamboree
Bayou Blitz is back for the 2024 high school football season and it kicked off with the 72nd annual Lafayette Kiwanis Jamboree. The 2024 high school football season has officially begun. Even though there was a little rain to deal with, things cleared up and the guys hit the field.
Westgate High football looks loaded and ready for another state championship push
The 2024 version of Westgate High is one of the deepest teams the Tigers fielded in the school's 25 years of playing football. Coach Ryan Antoine has 16 starters returning from a 2023 team that dealt with significant injury issues that saw a number of underclassmen see playing time. That...
4 pieces of advice that this Louisiana high school coach wishes every parent knew
During Christopher Kovatch's career in education, he has served as a head coach or assistant coach in football, basketball, track, cross-country and baseball. He is the head cross-country coach, assistant track coach and head boys basketball coach at Carencro High School, as well as an English II teacher. There is...
Love Our Schools presents plan to parents aimed at improving education
LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Some Lafayette Parish educators are working alongside the United Way of Acadiana on a plan to improve education. Love Our Schools presented that plan to parents at the downtown Convention Center on Thursday, August 29.
Longtime Teurlings Catholic principal and track enthusiast honored as LHSAA Hall of Famer
His voice is synonymous with track and field excellence in Louisiana. Mike Boyer has worn a lot of hats and worn them well, which led to him being selected as one of nine 2025 inductees in the Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame. Boyer, 70, has been the voice...
Notre Dame, St. Thomas More earn victories on first day of Kiwanis Club Jamboree
Notre Dame looked like a team ready for the start of the season on Thursday, excelling both offensively and defensively in a 21-7 win over Lafayette High in the Kiwanis Club Jamboree at St. Thomas More. The Pios’ offensive line, which was a concern during the preseason, showed they were...
Mother raises funds for late son’s memorial scholarship benefiting UL kinesiology students
An annual fundraiser kicked off Wednesday in honor of a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student, who lost his life to an accidental combination of prescription and over the counter cold medicine.
Hightower and STM Cougars Chase Third Consecutive Division II State Title
The St. Thomas More Cougars enter the 2024 season as the two-time defending Division II State Champions, solidifying their place as one of the premier high school football teams in the state. This remarkable achievement is the result of the hard work and dedication of Coach Jim Hightower and his team over the past two years.
UL walks back on 'safe-school zone' signage at downtown science museum
UL Lafayette walked back on its designation of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Museum as a "safe-school zone," which extended a gun-free zone beyond the bounds of the facility, and instead now marks the building as a "weapons-free facility." The change comes the day after Louisiana General Attorney...
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