School districts across Louisiana—including Acadia, Cameron, and Evangeline Parishes—are adopting a 4-day school week to ease teacher burnout and improve recruitment.
Lafayette, Iberia, Vermilion, and other parishes could lose millions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, impacting teachers, after-school care, and student support.
Last summer, the Bossier Schools Child Nutrition department distributed an impressive half-million meals through this program, which is part of a federal feeding initiative for USDA-designated rural schools.
A new Louisiana bill could overhaul the state’s TOPS scholarship program—creating new tiers, capping awards, and possibly raising out-of-pocket costs for some students.