LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — The Lafayette Parish School Board voted 5-2 Thursday night to take Ovey Comeaux High School offline, closing the southwest Lafayette campus as a traditional high school.
The decision came 16 months after the board narrowly voted 5-4 to keep the school open, with the outcome this time shaped in part by the absence of two board members who voted against closure in 2024.
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What the Vote Means for Comeaux High Students
Students currently enrolled at Comeaux High will need to transfer to one of three receiving schools for the 2026-27 school year. LPSS has already drawn rezoning maps directing Comeaux families to Acadiana High School, Lafayette High School, or Southside High School, depending on their address. Those maps were attached to Thursday’s agenda before the vote took place.
The Navy JROTC Magnet Academy Program, one of Comeaux’s signature offerings, will move to Acadiana High School under the approved plan. The school’s Performing Arts Academy was voted off the Comeaux campus in May 2025 and relocated to Lafayette High School.
What Happens to the Comeaux Campus
The physical campus on the west side of Lafayette will not sit empty. Under the plan approved Thursday, the building will be renovated to house the W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center and the E.J. Sam Accelerated School. LPSS expects those programs to begin serving students in the new facility no later than the 2028-29 school year…