LAFAYETTE, La. — On Thursday, Lafayette Parish School System Superintendent Francis Touchet delivered the 2025 State of the District Address in Lafayette High School’s new auditorium, providing the community with a progress report on the school system.

“I know we’ve had a lot of changes over the last couple of years, and there are a lot of exciting things, I think, on the horizon for Lafayette Parish School System,” one LPSS parent said.

The address comes at a pivotal time for the district, which has faced recent controversy following the arrest of the Lafayette Parish School System’s former director of construction, facilities and maintenance, Robert Gautreaux, in addition to ongoing demands for increased school development in North Lafayette.

When asked if he would be addressing these

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