Lafayette Parish Superintendent Donald Aguillard vowed that the school would have a focus on the arts, as well as being a technology-rich environment.

We’re breaking ground today for the first new public high school built in Lafayette Parish in 47 years.

[16] District Chief Administrative Officer Joe Craig suggested several reasons for the rise in enrollment, including the residential construction happening in the area, and the Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy only enrolling students up to eighth grade.

[17] In December 2019, the Lafayette Parish School Board approved two new portable buildings in a 5–3 vote.

[19] On March 31, 2021, the Youngsville Police Department began investigating abuse allegations against a teacher who was reported to have grabbed, poked, and slapped Special Education students.

[20] Laurie Gresham (a former substitute teacher at the school) had released a voluntary statement about the alleged abuse on the same day, and was fired after discussing it with board members.

State law and district policy only authorizes physical restraints as a last resort for SPED student behavior that presents "imminent risk of harm to themselves or others".

In addition, said physical restraint must be "directly proportionate to the circumstances and to the student’s size, age, and severity of behavior".

The mother stated that, while she does not know if the use of physical restraint was done in an intentionally harmful manner or not (she had not seen the video), she was more "appalled by the fact that other incidents are happening in the classroom that [were] not reported to me.” Lafayette Parish School System Public Information Officer Allison Dickerson said the system "could not provide comment [about the incident] as these are personnel matters.

"[23] On April 17, 2023, a student brought a vial of mercury to the school, which was then dropped and spilled onto the floor of an undisclosed classroom.

Waste cleanup agencies, as well as the Department of Environmental Quality, were called, and crisis response protocols were engaged.

Additionally, USDA Rural Development Business Programs Director Elizabeth Doster commented on the school's local importance:It has really changed all of Youngsville.