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LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has taken its place among the nation’s top 100 public research universities.
Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, made the announcement Wednesday during the annual State of the University address.
“Coming on the heels of our R1 designation, this is exceptional news worth celebrating and it’s a headline that all of you helped to write,” Savoie said.
UL Lafayette’s rise to the ranks of the nation’s top public research universities is based on data from the National Science Foundation.

Louisiane-Acadie the sponsor of the Great Acadian Awakening (GRA) is a non-profit organization domiciled in Lafayette, Louisiana whose mission is to celebrate our native French language, Cajun culture and Acadian heritage. Louisiane-Acadie’s premier event, the GRA is held every five years but was postponed to 2022 due to COVID. GRA is patterned after the World Congress of Acadians’ (CMA) festivities that are held in the Canadian Maritimes. GRA is a multi-day event with activities set to take place all around the Acadiana region.

There was a person in the classroom teaching Vermilion Parish public school children when school began on Thursday. Is that person a certified teacher or a non-certified teacher?
Nine years ago, that answer would probably have been certified because only one percent of Vermilion Parish’s public school teachers were uncertified.
Today, it is 11 percent, a jump of 10 percent or 77 teachers.
That means 11 out of 100 teachers in the parish are uncertified. Nine years ago, that number was like 1 out of 100.
The state average for uncertified teachers is 12.5%.