Holy Rosary Redevelopment

10/14/2026

New $5.9 million Small Business Success Center, led by LEDA, planned for the historic Holy Rosary campus at the corner of Louisiana Avenue & Carmel Drive in North Lafayette, Louisiana… — https://developinglafayette.com/wp/new-5-9-million-small-business-success-center-coming-soon-at-historic-holy-rosary-campus-in-north-lafayette-la/

10/14/2026

🎉🎉🎉Another exciting milestone in the continued transformation of Holy Rosary!

Today's groundbreaking represents more than a new building. It's about creating access, equity, expanding opportunity, and providing entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with the tools and resources they need to succeed.

We are grateful to Mandi Mitchell and the entire team at the Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) for their partnership, shared vision, and commitment to investing in this community and State Senator Gerald Boudreaux for his steadfast leadership and investment in this campus and this revitalization effort!

We're proud of the progress being made at Holy Rosary, and even more excited about what lies ahead.

There's so much more to come!

10/09/2026

Calling all golfers! Join us TOMORROW, Saturday, October 10, for the 3rd Annual Holy Rosary Redevelopment Golf Tournament!

📍 Lafayette Municipal Golf Course
🕘 9:00 a.m.
📞 Want to register ahead of time? Call 309-261-8288!

Grab your clubs, bring your team, and enjoy a great day of golf for a meaningful cause! Your participation supports the revitalization of the historic Holy Rosary Institute and helps build a brighter future for our community.

Watch the interview below to learn more about the tournament and the project you’ll be supporting.

Let’s preserve our history and build our future—one swing at a time! Share this post and invite a golfer to join us.

Passe Partout

10/06/2026

Holy Rosary Redevelopment Board President Dustin Cravins joined KLFY’s Passe Partout to share an update on the continued progress happening at the historic Holy Rosary campus and to talk about this weekend’s Holy Rosary Links of Legends Golf Tournament.

There’s a lot of momentum at Holy Rosary, and this tournament is another opportunity to bring our community, partners and supporters together around the work of preserving this historic campus while building toward its future.

We’re looking forward to a great weekend of golf, fellowship and support for Holy Rosary!

⛳ Join us for the Links of Legends Golf Tournament and learn more about the work underway at Holy Rosary.
Thank you to our Title Sponsors: AT&T & Cumulus Media!

Visit our website for tournament information and more.

Passe Partout

09/08/2026

⛳️ Join us for the 3rd Annual Holy Rosary Golf Tournament!

We’re getting ready for another amazing day on the course, and we’d love for you to join us in supporting the continued restoration and revitalization of the historic Holy Rosary Institute.

This is the third year of our golf tournament fundraiser, and your participation helps us continue preserving Holy Rosary and its legacy in Lafayette.

Gather your team, bring your friends, and come enjoy a day of golf, food, fellowship, and fun, all while supporting a meaningful cause!

Teams, individual golfers, and sponsors are welcome. Learn more and register at holyrosaryla.org or reach out to [email protected] with any questions you may have.

See you on the course!

09/05/2026

⛳️ PLAY WITH PURPOSE. BUILD A LEGACY. ⛳️

The 3rd Annual Holy Rosary Redevelopment Links of Legends Golf Tournament is coming, and we’re inviting golfers, businesses, and community partners to join us for an unforgettable day on the course!

Golfers: Grab your team and get ready to compete in our 3-person scramble.

Sponsors: Put your business behind a great event and an even greater purpose—supporting the continued redevelopment and legacy of the historic Holy Rosary Institute.

A huge THANK YOU to AT&T, our Title Sponsor, for helping us make this year’s tournament possible!

Whether you sponsor, play, or help us spread the word, we’d love to have you be part of this special day.

Ready to join us? Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit HOLYROSARYLA.ORG to register or become a sponsor.

07/08/2026

Last night marked a meaningful and historic moment for the Holy Rosary campus and the North Lafayette community.

The naming of the Northeast Lafayette Public Library in honor of Dr. Norman C. Francis was unanimously approved by the Lafayette Parish Council.

Speaking in support of the naming were Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux, Holy Rosary Redevelopment Board President Dustin Cravins, former UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie, and Patrick Francis, son of Dr. Francis.

Following the meeting, the Holy Rosary Redevelopment Board was honored to welcome members of the Francis family, including Mrs. Mabel Bobb, Dr. Francis’s sister, along with his daughter Christina Francis and son Patrick Francis, for a reception hosted at the office of La Louisianne Consulting.

We are grateful to the Lafayette Parish Council, Mayor-President Monique Boulet, and everyone who helped make this moment possible. Dr. Francis’s legacy of education, service, faith, and leadership will now be forever connected to a library that will serve generations to come.

Special thanks to Milton Arceneaux, Holy Rosary Redevelopment photographer, for capturing these powerful moments.

07/01/2026

https://developinglafayette.com/wp/new-northeast-regional-library-planned-for-north-lafayette-conceptual-designs/

Another meaningful step forward for Holy Rosary.

We are excited to share the latest library renderings for the Holy Rosary campus. This future library will be more than a building. It will be a place of learning, access, opportunity, and community for North Lafayette.

As this redevelopment continues to take shape, we are reminded of what Holy Rosary has always represented: education, faith, culture, service, and possibility.

We are proud of the progress being made and grateful for the partners, leaders, and community members who continue to believe in the future of this historic campus.

The work continues.

Lafayette Public Library has unveiled conceptual designs for its new Northeast Regional Library coming soon to 1508 Louisiana Avenue near the intersection of Carmel Drive in North Lafayette. The co…

06/18/2026

What a powerful and fitting honor for a man whose life’s work helped shape education, civil rights, and opportunity across Louisiana and beyond.

The proposed Norman C. Francis Library on the historic Holy Rosary campus represents more than a new public library. It represents legacy, preservation, and the future of North Lafayette.

Dr. Norman C. Francis was a Lafayette native, a civil rights leader, the first Black graduate of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, and the longtime president of Xavier University of Louisiana. But for Holy Rosary, his legacy carries an even deeper meaning. Long before this project reached the momentum we see today, Dr. Francis was one of the key voices who understood the importance of preserving Holy Rosary Institute and what it meant to our community, our history, and generations still to come.

Without the early groundwork laid by leaders like Dr. Francis, this moment would not be possible.

As Phase 2 of the three-story building prepares to ramp up soon, with renovations to Assumption Hall and with other major announcements coming VERY SOON, this proposed library stands as one of the most meaningful pieces of the Holy Rosary Redevelopment vision: restoring a historic campus, honoring those who helped protect it, and returning it to a place of education, culture, service, and community pride.

A library bearing Dr. Francis’ name on the grounds of Holy Rosary is not just appropriate, it was earned.

Thank you Dr. Norman Francis for all you have done to make our state, country, and world a better place.

https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/lafayette-library-could-be-named-after-norman-francis/article_86688444-8aeb-4ffc-b495-25941f0d17a4.html

The council successfully introduced an ordinance to rename the library the Norman C. Francis Library. The 20,500-square-foot facility near the campus of Holy Rosary Institute is expected to open in 2028.

02/28/2026

We’re honored to be featured in Preservation In Print, the magazine of the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, in an article highlighting the restoration of Holy Rosary Institute and an interview with our President, Dustin Cravins.

This feature reflects the continued progress of our work and our commitment to preserving Holy Rosary’s legacy.