Lafayette Parish school board fast tracks $16 million in upgrades
The Lafayette Parish School Board has announced the approval of a comprehensive list of capital requests amounting to an estimated $16 million.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Parish School Board has announced the approval of a comprehensive list of capital requests amounting to an estimated $16 million.
According to Lafayette Parish School District Public Information Officer Amanda Blanco, the board aims to accelerate project timelines, so that work on the projects can begin ahead of the upcoming school year.
Highlighted among the major high school projects are:
- Acadiana High School: $2,677,500 (pavilion, covered walkways phase 2)
- Carencro High School: $4,475,000 (field house, gravel paving, ag shop, expanded front parking lot, digital LED board)
- Comeaux High School: $2,300,000 (roofing, remodel all restrooms in athletic facilities, painting of school)
- Lafayette High School : $2,100,000 (turf and scoreboard)
- Northside High School: $125,000 (paint exterior of school, stucco, exterior doors and metal
- beams)
- Southside High School: $3,307,007 (turf, lighting, and scoreboard)
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy: $50,000 (vinyl flooring)
Superintendent Francis Touchet, Jr. said he is grateful to the board for enabling an accelerated start.
“The district staff has initiated work on these projects," Touchet said. "We appreciate the board’s foresight in expediting the process, allowing us to make significant strides before the next school year.”
Additional approved projects for elementary and middle schools include roofing, painting, and safety upgrades. For the full list of approved projects or to see other action taken by the board, please visit the LPSB website.