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Lead investigative reporter for The Current. (AKA: Pajama-wearing basement blogger who likes to "pry & pry.")
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UL projects $26 million deficit for upcoming year

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By Leslie Turk Verified
| The Current Media Verified
UL Lafayette has stabilized its finances and expects to close fiscal year 2026 with about $3.4 million “in the bank,” . In an upbeat video message and email to employees, Kolluru described what he called the end of the university’s immediate financial crisis but said significant financial challenges remain in the year ahead, including a $26 million projected operating deficit in the next budget. He said the university entered the past fiscal year facing roughly $50 million in debt.
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Narrow vote closes Comeaux as school board fractures deepen

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By Leslie Turk Verified
| The Current Media Verified
In a make-or-break vote last night, the Lafayette Parish School Board sealed Ovey Comeaux High School’s fate. After months of turmoil for students and staff, the school was closed in a 5-4 vote and will be repurposed as the district’s career center. For many supporters of the school, the decision merely formalized a decline they say began years ago through enrollment shifts and attendance-zone changes that steadily dwindled Comeaux’s student population.
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Journalist Ruth Foote, who gave voice to Creole culture, has died

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By Leslie Turk Verified
| KATC-TV (Lafayette, LA) Verified
Ruth Foote, a veteran Acadiana journalist, has died. She had been battling cancer. An avid lover of the arts, history and culture, Ruth documented the region’s people and events with empathy and curiosity. First reporting for the Opelousas Daily World, she went on to contribute to many local publications, including The Advocate and The Current. “She was a wealth of knowledge and a great resource,” says musician and cultural advocate Erica Melancon Fox. “She was everybody’s cheerleader.
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