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The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is reporting that a hurricane-related issue which prevented Holy Rosary Catholic School in Larose from having school on Friday has been resolved, and Holy Rosary will resume in-classroom instruction on Monday, November 2nd.

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be open to in-classroom instruction on Friday, October 30th with the exception of Holy Rosary in Larose. Vandebilt Catholic had full power restored to the school tonight and will have in-classroom instruction Friday, while Holy Rosary has a downed power line and will remain closed tomorrow. Please be reminded that there will be NO bus transportation in Lafourche or Terrebonne parishes Friday.

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be open to in-classroom instruction on Friday, October 30th with the possible exceptions of Vandebilt Catholic in Houma and Holy Rosary in Larose.

Catholic schools in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes will be closed to in-person instruction on Thursday, October 29th.

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be closed to in-person instruction on Wednesday, October 28thdue to the impending landfall of Hurricane Zetaand in alignment with civil authorities.

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be closed to in-person instruction on Friday, October 9th due to the impending landfall of Hurricane Delta.

In light of Hurricane Delta, Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux announce plans for the remainder of this week.

Since our area has been removed from all watches and warnings, all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will return to normal operations with pandemic precautions beginning Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be closed Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15.

All Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be open tomorrow, Friday, August 28.

As previously announced on Sunday, all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux are closed  through Thursday, August 27.

In the best interest of the safety of all concerned, all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be closed from  Monday,  August 24 through Thursday, August 27.

Due to the expected landfall of Hurricane Marco on Monday, all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be closed on Monday, August 24.

Monday, August 17th represented the first full day of in-classroom instruction in all the Catholic schools of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux since mid-March, when the previous school year was dramatically altered by COVID-19.

Gwen Duet, director of counseling at E.D. White Catholic High School in Thibodaux, who is primarily responsible for the eighth grade class, says that parents want their children to be physically and psychologically secure while attending school.

Jennifer Russell, curriculum specialist at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Thibodaux, says that teachers have been planning benchmark assessments ahead of this school year to help parents and educators gauge where students are academically and where they should be.

We gratefully acknowledge the intentional efforts of our school administrators and staffs for all they have done throughout this summer to honor our commitment of safety, presence, and growth as we return to school this fall.

Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Suzanne Troxclair, gives us the latest update on specifics of how we will be returning to school this Fall. Topics include Catholic identity, benchmark assessments, water bottles & water fountains, food service, and bus transportation.

Suzanne Troxclair, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Houma- Thibodaux, announced today the dates for the safe return to classroom instruction for the 2020-2021 school year. As outlined in a video released this morning, Troxclair said the diocesan high schools would return the week of August 10-14 for orientation (with specific dates announced by those schools to their respective parents), and the elementary schools returning to class on Friday, August 14th. 

Superintendent of Catholic Schools Suzanne Troxclair sits with Director of Communications Lonnie Thibodeaux to answer more questions about topics of interest as we near the return to school.