De La Salle High School (New Orleans)
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De La Salle High School is a co-educational parochial high school
in New Orleans
, Louisiana
. De La Salle is part of the New Orleans parochial school system
. It was originally opened in 1949 as an all-boys school. However, the school began accepting girls in 1992, and it is today a co-educational Catholic high school. The school's mascot is the "Cavaliers," and its school colors are maroon and white. The campus of De La Salle High School is located in Uptown New Orleans
near the University District, at the intersection of Saint Charles Avenue
and Jefferson Avenue, between Saint Charles and Prytania Avenue.
De La Salle was the first high school to open in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina
. The school opened its doors to high school students from schools all across the city and surrounding areas.
De La Salle recently built the Shane and Holley Guidry Batting facility for baseball and softball. This state-of-the-art facility has two batting cages with two Allstar Ace 500 Video Pitching Simulators. The complex also has an area for golf and tennis.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. De La Salle is part of the New Orleans parochial school system
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...
. It was originally opened in 1949 as an all-boys school. However, the school began accepting girls in 1992, and it is today a co-educational Catholic high school. The school's mascot is the "Cavaliers," and its school colors are maroon and white. The campus of De La Salle High School is located in Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th century architecture...
near the University District, at the intersection of Saint Charles Avenue
Streetcars in New Orleans
Streetcars in New Orleans have been an integral part of the city's public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century. The longest of New Orleans' streetcar lines, the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar, is the oldest continuously operating street railway system in the world,...
and Jefferson Avenue, between Saint Charles and Prytania Avenue.
De La Salle was the first high school to open in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. The school opened its doors to high school students from schools all across the city and surrounding areas.
Notable alumni
- Richard J. "Dickie" Brennan, Jr. - Restaurateur - '79
- Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. - Orleans Parish District Attorney - '71
- Robert M. Groves - Director of the United States Census Bureau - '66
- Chris HortonChris HortonChristopher D. Horton is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. Horton played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
- current safety for the Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... - Tad Jones - Author, Music Historian and founder of Tipitina'sTipitina'sTipitina's is a music venue located at the corner of Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.Local music enthusiasts opened the venue on January 14, 1977. The name was inspired by a well-known song by Professor Longhair who also performed there until his death...
- John F Juul - USMC - Silver Star - Vietnam - '59
- Jim LettenJim Letten-U.S. Attorney in New Orleans:After finishing his law degree at the Tulane University School of Law, Letten worked for Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick, Sr. for four years and then began his career as a prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice...
- U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana - '71 - Stanley LombardoStanley LombardoStanley F. Lombardo is an American professor of Classics at the University of Kansas. He is best known for his translations of the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Aeneid...
- Classicist, Translator of Aeneid, Iliad, and Odyssey - '61 - Donald J. Palmisano - Former President of American Medical Association - '56
- Dawn Angelique RichardDawn Angelique RichardDawn Angeliqué Richard is a American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Richard is a former member of the musical group Danity Kane, from 2005 to 2009...
from MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's hit show Making the BandMaking the BandMaking the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. It spawned musical acts O-Town, Da Band, Danity Kane, Day26, and Donnie Klang...
, Danity KaneDanity KaneDanity Kane was an American female music group signed to Bad Boy Records, first established in 2005. Formed on the third installment of MTV's Making the Band reality television series, the quintet comprised members Aubrey O'Day, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett, Shannon Bex, Dawn Richard, and Aundrea... - Thomas John Rodi - Archbishop of Mobile - '67
- Tom SchedlerTom SchedlerJohn Thomas Schedler, known as Tom Schedler , is a politician from suburban St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA, who served as the District 11 Louisiana state senator from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited after twelve years...
- Former Louisiana State SenatorLouisiana State LegislatureThe Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
- '67 - Gene Taylor - U.S. Congressman for Mississippi - '71
- David VitterDavid VitterDavid Vitter is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of...
- U.S. Senator from Louisiana - '79 - Al MontreuilAl MontreuilAllan Arthur Montreuil was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who played 5 games for the 1972 Chicago Cubs....
- Former Major League Baseball player
Athletics
De La Salle athletic programs compete as a member of the LHSAA. De La Salle has 17 sports teams: 10 boys' teams and 7 girls' teams.De La Salle recently built the Shane and Holley Guidry Batting facility for baseball and softball. This state-of-the-art facility has two batting cages with two Allstar Ace 500 Video Pitching Simulators. The complex also has an area for golf and tennis.