St. Joseph Abbey buildings flooded by stormwater
Campus of St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College (Archdiocese of New Orleans twitter)
Most of the buildings at St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College have taken in water, and access to the remote campus north of Covington has been limited by floodwaters, officials said Friday (March 11). The flooding has prompted the cancellation of Saturday's Abbey Youth Festival.
Todd Russell, director of information and technology at the abbey, said the first floors of most of the buildings on the 1,200-acre campus at St. Bendict flooded, including many classrooms. He said everyone a the abbey is safe and he didn't think the historic church on campus was in danger of flooding.
Saturday will mark the first time in 17 years that the youth rally is cancelled due to weather. "No amount of optimism can push the weather system away from the Abbey Youth Festival Field," a post on the festival's webpage.
The abbey celebrated its 125th anniversary last year. It was founded in 1889 near Pontchatoula and moved to St. Tammany Parish in 1901. It was wiped out by a fire in 1906 then rebuilt thanks in part to donations from the Fabacher family of New Orleans, owners of the Jackson Brewery, and Andrew Carnegie. The church was dedicated in 1932.
Todd Russell, director of information and technology at the abbey, said the first floors of most of the buildings on the 1,200-acre campus at St. Bendict flooded, including many classrooms. He said everyone a the abbey is safe and he didn't think the historic church on campus was in danger of flooding.
Saturday will mark the first time in 17 years that the youth rally is cancelled due to weather. "No amount of optimism can push the weather system away from the Abbey Youth Festival Field," a post on the festival's webpage.
The abbey celebrated its 125th anniversary last year. It was founded in 1889 near Pontchatoula and moved to St. Tammany Parish in 1901. It was wiped out by a fire in 1906 then rebuilt thanks in part to donations from the Fabacher family of New Orleans, owners of the Jackson Brewery, and Andrew Carnegie. The church was dedicated in 1932.
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