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Hurricane Harvey Louisiana: Lafayette Parish Schools Close
Officials will revaluate Wednesday whether to open the schools on Thursday.
LAFAYETTE, LA — As Lafayette Parish braces for more heavy bands of rain — remnants of Hurricane Harvey — its public schools will remain closed Wednesday.
The school system closed Monday and Tuesday and will stay that way as tropical storm Harvey is expected to continue threatening "heavy rain, dangerous flooding, and isolated tornadoes," officials said on its website. Lafayette could see between 5 and 10 inches of rain Wednesday.
Some roads in the area are closed and more could be closed as the rain bands pass through. Lafayette's central office will close as well, though essential personnel will be on standby. Officials will revaluate Wednesday whether to open the schools on Thursday. (For more information on Harvey and other Louisiana stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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The school system includes:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS:
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- Alice Boucher Elementary
- Broadmoor
- Carencro Heights
- Charles M. Burke
- Katharine Drexel
- Duson
- Ernest Gallet Elementary
- Green T. Lindon
- Myrtle Place
- Live Oak
- J.W. Faulk Elementary
- J. Wallace James
- L Leo Judice
- Ossun Elementary
- Plantation
- Ridge
- Prairie
- Truman
- S.J. Montgomery
- Woodvale
- Evangeline Elementary
- Westside
- Milton Elem/Mid School
MIDDLE SCHOOLS:
- Acadian
- Broussard
- Carencro
- E.A.Martin
- Judice
- Lafayette
- L. J. Alleman
- Paul Breaux
- STEM Academy
- Scott
- Youngsville
HIGH SCHOOLS
- Acadiana High
- Carencro High
- Comeaux High School
- Early College Academy
- Lafayette High
- Northside High
- David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy-Home Page
- Southside High School
Harvey forced hundreds of people to evacuate in Lake Charles on Monday night, sometimes in chest-deep water.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards told reporters he expects the threat to rise as outer rain bands sweep into Louisiana, adding, "This is going to play out over several days."
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for all of southeast Louisiana, southwest Mississippi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast through Thursday. Forecasters say up to 8 inches of rain will be possible through Thursday, with higher amounts possible.
Forecasters also warn of isolated tornadoes in Louisiana, especially in areas near the coast.
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