Bishop accepts boardâs decision to move St. Louis Catholic High School
Bishop accepts boardâs decision to move St. Louis Catholic High School By Johnathan Manning and Jennifer Lott | March 3, 2021 at 5:49 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 12:35 AM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Bishop Glen John Provost has accepted the Board of Pastorsâ decision to relocate Saint Louis Catholic, the Diocese of Lake Charles said in a statement.
The Diocese plans to move St. Louis from its current downtown location to the new Morganfield Subdivision, southeast of Lake Charles. The St. Louis campus was heavily damaged during Hurricane Laura.
Regardless of the reason, residents of Lake Charles are going to find it hard to understand why the Diocese of Lake Charles is relocating the historic St. Louis Catholic High School. Clearly, relocating the school has been a longtime debate over the years. Many feel the Bank St. property limits the school s expansion for a stadium, baseball field, additional students, etc. However, the building of a new campus may provide for a bigger student body. Ironically, there are no plans to build a sports complex or stadium at the new location.
The community that surrounds the school, students, local businesses, alumni, teachers, and parents are speaking out about the move. They say families have built their lives around the historic school that opened in the 1800s and it should stay where it is. They say the school is the anchor of the neighborhood and downtown area. Nevertheless, a decision has been made to rebuild the school on property near the new Morganfield Subdivision in southeas