Very Little Hurricane Francine Damage

We were fortunate during Hurricane Francine that little damage was done to the parish plant. We did have some water blown into both the school and the Basilica, which happens during high winds, but it was nothing major. As I’m writing this, we still don’t have power in either the school or the Basilica, each of which receives power from Napoleon Avenue. The rectory receives its power from General Pershing rather than Napoleon Avenue, so staff were able to return to work on Friday. One fortunate thing is that while the scaffolding on the steeple has now been fully erected, the workers have not begun work. Therefore, there were no loose materials up there to get blown about by the winds.