.....,I walked today. In 1906 my father graduated from this school and my three sons many decades later. It was built on high ground on the River Road of the Mississippi River. After Hurricane Katrina when the levees broke on the Industrial Canal and flooded the place, the EPA ordered it closed and fenced off.
In January students returned to class in portable classrooms built on the parking lot. In May the class of 2006, amongst them my grandson, will hold their baccalaureate ceremonies under these oaks and walk through the gazebo for the last time. Then, this school will close forever on this site. It is one of the oldest boys' school in New Orleans and this building is the oldest still existing in New Orleans.
Holy Cross Prior to Hurricane Katrina