Word is awaited on $10M grant

Evangeline Parish Superintendent of Schools Darwan Lazard reported to the school board that the district has made it through the first round of a $10 million grant application. As Superintendent Lazard told board members, the out-of-the-box grant idea is to realign grade levels in Ward 1. Under the proposal, grade levels would be added to James Stephens Montessori, Ville Platte High School would…