All Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge will resume normal operations on Monday, 27 January 2025!
Thursday, 23 January 2025 (4:00PM Update)
While road conditions around the metro area continue to improve, black ice threats due to the refreeze of any snowmelt has resulted in the following closures:
Closures for Friday, 24 January 2025 Schools Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School, Donaldsonville Catholic High School, Baton Rouge Catholic Interparochial of Pointe Coupee, New Roads Holy Family School, Port Allen Mater Dolorosa, Independence Most Blessed Sacrament School, Baton Rouge Our Lady of Mercy School, Baton Rouge Redemptorist/St. Gerard School, Baton Rouge Sacred Heart of Jesus School, Baton Rouge St. Aloysius School, Baton Rouge St. Alphonsus Liguori School, Greenwell Springs St. Elizabeth School, Paincourtville St. Francis Xavier School, Baton Rouge St. George School, Baton Rouge St. Jean Vianney School, Baton Rouge St. John the Evangelist School, Plaquemine St. John Primary School, Prairieville St. Joseph School, Ponchatoula St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge St. Jude the Apostle School, Baton Rouge St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional School, Baton Rouge St. Peter Chanel School, Paulina St. Theresa Middle School, Gonzales St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge REACH Program (By Site)
The following institutions will reopen on Friday, 24 January 2025:
The Catholic Life Center will reopen during normal business hours (8:30AM-4:30PM) on Friday, 24 January 2025.
Schools Holy Ghost School, Hammond St. Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional School, Hammond
More updates will be posted as they become available.
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 (2:00PM Update)
This morning, Baton Rouge recorded one of its coldest temperatures on record at 7 degrees. The metro area remains under extreme cold warnings. Many locations received between 8 and 9 inches of snow on Tuesday, and temperatures will remain below freezing all of Wednesday. All of these factors have resulted in travel and operational impacts to several locations.
What follows is important information regarding parish and school closures and other information related to operations due to inclement weather after the winter storm:
Closures for Thursday, 23 January 2025 The Catholic Life Center Campus will again be closed on Thursday, 23 January 2025. Employees are expected to work remotely. Further closures of the campus may be announced as the week progresses.
Schools Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School, Donaldsonville Catholic High School, Baton Rouge Catholic Interparochial of Pointe Coupee, New Roads Holy Family School, Port Allen Holy Ghost School, Hammond Mater Dolorosa, Independence Most Blessed Sacrament School, Baton Rouge Our Lady of Mercy School, Baton Rouge Redemptorist/St. Gerard School, Baton Rouge Sacred Heart of Jesus School, Baton Rouge St. Aloysius School, Baton Rouge St. Alphonsus Liguori School, Greenwell Springs St. Elizabeth School, Paincourtville St. Francis Xavier School, Baton Rouge St. George School, Baton Rouge St. Jean Vianney School, Baton Rouge St. John the Evangelist School, Plaquemine St. John Primary School, Prairieville St. Joseph School, Ponchatoula St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge St. Jude the Apostle School, Baton Rouge St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional School, Baton Rouge St. Peter Chanel School, Paulina St. Theresa Middle School, Gonzales St. Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional School, Hammond St. Thomas More School, Baton Rouge REACH Program (By Site)
More updates will be posted as they become available.
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 (12:00PM Update)
South Louisiana Winter Weather Forecast With temperatures in Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas expected to plunge into the 20s and 30s next week, and due to the forecast of winter precipitation, there will inevitably be impacts throughout the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
What follows is important information regarding parish and school closures and other information related to operations due to inclement weather:
The Catholic Life Center Campus will be closed on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 and Wednesday, 22 January 2025. Employees are expected to work remotely. Further closures of the campus may be announced as the week progresses.
As had been previously announced, the Catholic Life Center is also closed on Monday, 20 January 2025 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
The Catholic Schools Office Art & Talent Show scheduled at the Catholic Life Center on Friday, 24 January 2025 has been postponed. The Diocesan School Board Meeting scheduled on Thursday, 23 January 2025 has been cancelled.
School Closures
All Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge will be closed on Tuesday, 21 January 2025 and Wednesday, 22 January 2025. Please check your local school's website and social media pages for more information about each location. Schools closed include: Ascension Parish Schools Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School; St. John Primary, Prairieville; St. Theresa of Avila, Gonzales
Assumption Parish Schools St. Elizabeth School, Paincourtville
Catholic High School, Baton Rouge
Central Schools St. Alphonsus Liguori School, Greenwell Springs
East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Most Blessed Sacrament; Our Lady of Mercy; Redemptorist-St. Gerard; REACH Program; Sacred Heart of Jesus; St. Aloysius; St. Francis Xavier; St. George; St. Jean Vianney; St. Jude the Apostle; St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional School; St. Thomas More
St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge
Iberville Parish Schools St. John the Evangelist School, Plaquemine
Pointe Coupee Parish Schools Catholic Interparochial of Pointe Coupee, New Roads
St. James Parish Schools St. Peter Chanel Interparochial School, Paulina
Tangipahoa Parish Schools Holy Ghost, Hammond; Mater Dolorosa, Independence, St. Joseph, Ponchatoula; St. Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional School, Hammond
West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Holy Family, Port Allen