Established 1949 Tuition 7,225 USD Founded 1 September 1949 Colors White, Maroon | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic CEEB code 192020 Phone +1 504-895-5717 Mascot Cavalier | |
Patron saint(s) St. John Baptist De La Salle President Mr. Michael Giambelluca Similar Jesuit High School, Lusher Charter School, Cabrini High School, Ursuline Academy, St Augustine High Sch Profiles | ||
De La Salle High School is a secondary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school's campus is located on picturesque St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans near the Audubon/University District. De La Salle teaches grades 8-12. De La Salle is part of the school system of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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Lasallian heritage
De La Salle is named for St. John Baptist de La Salle, the founder of the Christian Brothers. De La Salle is a Lasallian education institution.
Brief history of De La Salle High School
De La Salle opened its doors in September 1949 to a freshman class of 74 boys. The founding faculty/staff of the school included four Christian Brothers: Brother Ernest Cocagne (De La Salle's first principal), Brother August Faure, Brother John Devine, and Brother Francis Vesel. Classes were initially held in a large old home (which also served as the residence for the Christian Brothers) on Pitt Street, but, in 1951, De La Salle moved to the present building on St. Charles Avenue.
A number of additions to the school's physical plant have been made over the years. These additions have included a wing of eight classrooms on Leontine Street (1957), a gymnasium (1961), a student chapel (1961), the Brother Arsenius Center (1980), the Buck Seeber Health and Fitness Center (2003), the Life Sciences Center (2008), and the Shane and Holley Guidry Baseball and Softball Complex (2009).
De La Salle, which was initially an all-boys school, became coeducational in 1992.
An interesting point regarding the school's history is that 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.
Mr. Michael Giambelluca became president of De La Salle on July 15, 2016. Dr. Myles Seghers '65, De La Salle's previous president, retired on July 14, 2016.
Notable alumni
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.
In popular culture
On the TV show American Horror Story: Coven, a hairdresser for Marie Laveau states that her son had his first day at De La Salle.