LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — Comeaux High School will stay open. The Lafayette Parish School Board voted unanimously Wednesday night to rescind the March 12 decision that would have shut down the southwest Lafayette campus at the end of the current school year.
According to KATC, not a single board member voted against the reversal — a stark turnaround from the 5-2 vote that put Comeaux on the chopping block five weeks ago.
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How Comeaux Got Here
The March 12 vote was not the board’s first pass at closing Comeaux. In November 2024, the board voted 5-4 to keep the school open after a meeting that packed the boardroom with students, parents, and alumni. That vote came the same day state scores showed Comeaux had earned an A rating and recorded the greatest academic growth of any school in the district.
March went differently. Two members who had voted against closure in 2024 were absent: District 9 Member Jeremy Hidalgo and District 7 Member Joshua Edmond. With them out, the board approved the closure 5-2. Board Vice President David LeJeune and Board Member Amy Trahan were the only votes against it…