LAFAYETTE PARISH — The Lafayette Parish School System closed today on a nearly $50 million bond sale that will be used to fund construction of a new K-8 school on the current site of J.W. Faulk Elementary School.

The new school will serve students J.W. Faulk, Dr. Raphael Baranco Elementary, and Paul Breaux Middle School.

Board members voted in September to seek up to $50 million in bond funding from the State Bond Commission.

“We’re working hard to create more opportunities for students by improving our schools,” said Superintendent Francis Touchet, Jr. “Culture starts with having a safe, welcoming place to learn. Thanks to Board Member Amy Trahan’s efforts to keep this project moving, and with support from our School Board, we were able to use bond funding to build this new school. It’

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