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Acadiana is bracing itself for potentially some strong storms that are heading this way and a handful of school parishes have announced early dismissal for Tuesday.

Severe weather, including strong winds, is expected to roll through Acadiana on Wednesday afternoon.

Here is the latest list of schools that are closing on Friday due to the cold weather.

With heavy winds and rains rolling into Acadiana this afternoon, we are starting to hear of some school systems shutting down early and sending students home.

As a result of the potential for heavy rains, some Acadiana parishes have decided to close schools on Tuesday, September 14.

The outage reportedly began at 3:00 am. City officials say crews are working to restore power, but they do not know yet when that will be.

There are some more school closures that are happening today according to officials with the Diocese of Lafayette. According to Anna Larriviere, Superintendent of the Lafayette Diocese School System, tells KPEL that the following schools will be closed: Carencro Catholic Cathedral Carmel Sts ... Read More ...

The severe weather has been barreling through much of south Louisiana since early this morning, and as a result, one school district has already decided to keep students home today.

The district's offices will also be closed.

As the threat of severe weather heads towards Acadiana, many Parishes are closing school early in an effort of public safety.

UPDATE - As the inclement winter weather continues to cause issues across Acadiana and Louisiana, school closure information has begun coming in for 02/18 and 02/19.

The St. Mary Parish School Board has announced schools and offices will be closed Wednesday, October 28 due to Hurricane Zeta.

We will continuously update this story with the latest school closures for the week of October 12th for all Acadiana parish schools.

As Hurricane Delta threatens the Louisiana Gulf Coast here is an updated list of school closures in Acadiana.

With two possible hurricanes gunning towards Louisiana in the next few days, we will do our best to keep you updated on all the school closures in our area.

Several schools in St. Landry Parish will be closed today due to ongoing power outage issues in the area.

Due to inclement weather, some Summer classes around Acadiana have been canceled for tomorrow (6/6/19).

While Lafayette Parish Public Schools are closed this week, private schools are in session. However, with the threat looming of severe weather, there are reports of some schools closing a day early.

With Thursday's weather expected to get nasty, St. Thomas More Catholic School decided to let their students begin their Easter Break one day earlier this year.

Students and faculty at North Elementary and Southwest Elementary will be moving to new schools at the end of this school year.