Catholic school under construction in Kenner, La.

60,000-square-foot facility for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School will replace 34-year-old school.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Kenner, La., has broken ground on a new 60,000-square-foot elementary campus.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the school will be built on a nine-acre tract adjacent to Divine Mercy Catholic Church. It will replace an existing 34-year-old campus.

The facility will consist of classrooms—two per grade in kindergarten through seventh grade—a physical education room, computer and science labs, a foreign language center, a library/media room, an individual needs room, a music room, an administrative wing, and a dual-purpose room that will serve as a cafeteria and auditorium that will hold up to 600 people.

The school also will have a self-contained Early Childhood Center that will provide before- and after-school daycare.

Construction will begin later this year and will be completed sometime during the 2018-2019 school year.

The architect is fl+WB Architects and the builder is Voelkel McWilliams Construction.

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Mike Kennedy

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Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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