School supplies arrive while teachers and staff wait to get their first look at the newly constructed Prairie Elementary School located at 1101 Rue de Belier on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Lafayette ...

Lafayette Parish school leaders officially broke ground on the new Prairie Elementary School campus Friday – though construction on the nearly $36-million facility has been underway for months.

The former Prairie Elementary School campus on Ambassador Caffery Parkway will be home to a new K-5 program aimed to help students with behavioral issues, the Lafayette Parish School System said ...