Pressed to explain in court Wednesday why they did not follow the rules in deciding to close Comeaux High School, school officials pleaded ignorance.
Facing a skeptical judge presiding over the dispute with Comeaux parents, the Lafayette Parish School Board appeared ready to concede a case over its March vote to shutter Comeaux and reconstitute it as a career center.
The two sides left court late Wednesday afternoon agreeing to settlement talks — but not in the usual sense…