NEW ORLEANS – Five Archdiocese of New Orleans schools will receive repairs from $25 million in funding assistance from FEMA, it was announced Thursday.
The Archdiocese said the funding comes from damages incurred at 32 Archdiocesan facilities but that the money is being funneled into repairs of eight buildings at the five schools.
The buildings slated for repair include: Cathedral Academy’s main and secondary buildings, St. Leo the Great’s main and secondary buildings, St. Peter Claver’s main and kindergarten buildings, as well as the main buildings at St. Rita and St. Stephen.
The Archdiocese said its school system has experienced a decrease of 9,000 students post Katrina and that when the schools’ buildings are repaired, they can be used to help accommodate the student population of Archdiocese schools that have not re-opened.
