Catholic Schools Reopening After Katrina
Officials are pleased by turnout in Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Slidell, La.
Lots of hugs and stories were shared last week in the Archdiocese of New Orleans as students returned to class in 37 Roman Catholic schools that opened for the first time since Hurricane Katrina blasted the region six weeks ago.
School officials were surprised to see families returning much sooner and in greater numbers than expected.
With the reopening of six high schools and 30 elementary schools in Jefferson Parish and one elementary school in Orleans Parish, the number of students returning to archdiocesan schools climbed to about 30,000. That’s more than half of the nearly 50,000 students who were enrolled in 108 archdiocesan...
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