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Ascension Parish Public Schools
Ascension Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 14, 2016, due to the impacts from flooding in our parish.
“This decision was made out of an abundance of caution after strong consideration of all options and in consultation with emergency officials.
Is important to keep the school safe, because as we all know in a few months the prom is coming, so if the the school is used around the time of flooding it could really impact the school and ruin the prom for all those girls with 80s prom dresses.
Ascension Public Schools staff drove around the parish today and observed potentially dangerous conditions for transporting students to school. The latest projections show the Amite River at Port Vincent cresting at 12 feet (4 feet over flood stage) and Bayou Manchac cresting at 16.5 feet (7.5 feet over flood stage) on Monday. Although the largest impacts are concentrated in the St. Amant High School feeder system, many our our employees that live in the impacted areas work at schools in other feeder systems.”
Please keep all who are facing devastating flood waters in your thoughts. For those who are not impacted and would like to volunteer to help, you can contact the Ascension Parish Emergency Operations Center at 225-621-8360 or by emailing flood@apgov.us.”
Livingston Parish Public Schools
In a press release, Livingston Parish school board officials say public schools will be closed due to the widespread flooding of area waterways and the number of students, bus drivers, and teachers affected by the flood. Classes are expected to resume Tuesday.
Tangipahoa Parish Public Schools
The Tangipahoa Parish School System said Sunday that all buildings are safe and sustained no significant water damage from this week’s flooding.
While buildings remain intact, the district said many employees and students suffered damage to their homes and are unable to report to school or work Monday.
Parish officials said many roads and bridges remain closed from the significant flooding. Several bridges have not yet been inspected.