On Wednesday evening, June 11, the Spencer-East Brookfield School District held an open house at the David Prouty High building, which will be decommissioned on Monday, June 16, the last day of ...

MARERRO, La. (WGNO) — An old school building in Marrero caught fire on Wednesday, June 18, around noon. The fire department said crews arrived five minutes after getting the call.

The building that burned Wednesday was known as the Old Hope Haven school and was built in 1932, according to Sarah McDonald, spokesperson for the Archdiocese. It served as classroom and gym space.

The $112 million project was approved in 2022. "I'm excited about the new school. I like the old building but it had some issues," Victoria Zheng, a junior at David Prouty who was giving tours of ...

Video from the scene shows the old Catholic School, known as the Madonna Classroom Building, engulfed in flames. Marrero Fire Chief Stephen Guidroz said the fire was reported around 11:52 a.m.