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Holy Rosary Institute was opened back in 1914 as a school, dormitory, and convent. Some of the initial financial investment came from St. Katherine Drexel, the Philadelphia born daughter of a philanthropist who became a nun and donated much of her $20 million inheritance to the education of blacks and Native Americans.
The grounds have fallen into disrepair and many of the alumni have worked together to form a group to try to save the buildings while turning them into a spiritual and educational center again.
Their site can be found by clicking here.
Lafayette City-Parish government is working toward a comprehensive plan of upgrading sites with a view towards what Lafayette will be in the next century. The restoration of Holy Rosary Institute is one site that is being considered.
To read a recent news article on this, click here.
The Community of Jesus Crucified, with Father Michael Champagne and Father Jerome Frey, is based there on the grounds.
1 comments:
Any new information of the restoration efforts at Holy Rosary Institute? Is the Bishop of the diocese behind the efforts to restore this once historical institution. Would like to see this building restored. A former boarder of this once great institution and it saddens me to see it crumble day by day. Adrienne T. Willis- class of '73
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