LPSS details transition for students after approval to close Comeaux High

Editorial: School board left community behind in decision to close Comeaux

The school board’s decision last week to close Comeaux High School at the end of the school year and send its students to other schools next year was perhaps a necessary one. We do not need to rehash the difficulties…

Protestors gather outside Lafayette Parish schools district office, call for board to reverse Comeaux decision

A small group of protestors gathered outside the Lafayette Parish School System’s central office Tuesday afternoon, less than a week after the school board voted to take Comeaux High School offline at the end of the year.

LPSS details transition for students after approval to close Comeaux High

Days after the Lafayette Parish School Board voted to close Ovey Comeaux High School, district officials are detailing their plan to rezone approximately 700 students to three other campuses ahead of the 2026-27 school year.We, too, understand the heartache that might be associated with these transitions, and we want to do everything possible to make it as smooth as possible, said Tracy Wirtz, communications director for the Lafayette Parish Sch…

Who (or what) killed Comeaux High?

School supporters point to disinvestment, charter schools and the decision to create Southside High in locating blame for Comeaux’s fate.