LPSB Facing Cuts to Fill Budget Shortfalls
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/lpsb-facing-cuts-to-fill-budget-shortfalls/"><img src="http://www.katc.com/images/thumbnails/FB49F80260D5669DA82D8F07AF2441C6_200_200.jpg" alt="LPSB Facing Cuts to Fill Budget Shortfalls" border="0" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="8"/></a></div><p>The Lafayette Parish School System is trying to dig itself out of the hole.</p><p>The district is facing a 12-million dollar shortfall from its 400-million dollar budget. Federal and state funding plus fewer grants are causing the deficit. Also, the school system is paying more for retirement and group benefits.
