De La Salle High School is a private,

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secondary school run by the

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. The school's campus is located at the picturesque

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, near the Audubon/University District. It was founded by the

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in 1949. De La Salle High School offers grades 8 through 12. The school is affiliated with the

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mission, and functions within the school system of the

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Lasallian heritage

De La Salle High School is named after St.

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, the founder of the

, (the "French Christian Brothers"). De La Salle High School is a Lasallian education institution.

Brief history of De La Salle High School

De La Salle High School opened in September 1949 with a freshman class of 74 boys. The founding faculty/staff of the school included four De La Salle 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 De La Salle Brothers) on Pitt Street, but, in 1951, De La Salle High School 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 High School, which was initially an all-boys school, became coeducational in 1992. An interesting point regarding the school's history is that De La Salle High School was the first high school to open in New Orleans following

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. The school opened its doors to high school students from schools all across the city and surrounding areas.

Athletics

De La Salle High School athletic programs compete as a member of the

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(LHSAA). De La Salle has 17 sports teams: 10 boys' teams and 7 girls' teams.

Athletic facilities

De La Salle High School built the Shane and Holley Guidry Batting facility for baseball and softball. The facility has two batting cages with two pitching simulators. The complex also has an area for golf and tennis.

In popular culture

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states that her son had his first day at De La Salle.

Notable alumni

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player - '65 *

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- NFL running back; attended but did not graduate from De La Salle High School (displaced by

) *

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- Sociologist, former United States Census Bureau Director - '66 *

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- Former NFL wide receiver *

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- Former NFL player (deceased) *

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- Former U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana - '71 *

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- Classicist, translator (''Aeneid'', ''Iliad'', and ''Odyssey'') - '61 * Gregory A. Miller - Member of the

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from St. Charles Parish - graduated c. '80 * Al Montreuil - Former Major League Baseball player *

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and actor. *

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- Attorney, former Louisiana State Superintendent of Education * Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr. - Former U.S. Attorney Eastern District of Louisiana - '93 * Duane Reboul - American basketball coach, also coached at De La Salle High School * Dawn Angelique Richard from

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's hit show

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* Thomas John Rodi - Archbishop of Mobile - '67 *

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- Former Secretary of State of Louisiana - '67 * Gene Taylor - Former U.S. Congressman for Mississippi - '71 *

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Notes and references

External links

De La Salle High School official website.

NOLA.COM Sports Center: De La Salle High School

NOLA.COM: De La Salle High School in the New Orleans local news

Videos about De La Salle High School

De La Salle High School Photo Gallery
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