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Parishioners Rally to Save Historic St. Francis Hall at St. John the Baptist
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Parishioners Rally to Save Historic St. Francis Hall at St. John the Baptist

Dozens of parishioners packed a June 25 community meeting at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church to push back on a $1.35 million renovation plan that would demolish the 95-year-old St. Francis Hall. The building committee admitted it never discussed the hall's historical significance.

John Summers July 08, 2025
The Battle for Brusly's Last Memory
Community

The Battle for Brusly's Last Memory

St. Francis Hall in Brusly is the last surviving structure from Sardine Point — a Louisiana river community that vanished in 1932 when the Army Corps of Engineers built a new levee. Now families have weeks to save it from demolition.

John Summers June 14, 2025
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