St. Mary public schools, Central Catholic will remain closed this week

St. Mary Parish Schools will be extending the closure of schools through this week as necessitated by post-storm conditions in our community regarding transportation and communication services, the school system said in a news release.

Students and staff will now return to school on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

At 6:07 p.m. Wednesday, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux announced that Central Catholic will remain closed Thursday and Friday.

"Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those impacted by Hurricane Ida," the Diocesan Office of Public Schools said in a press release. "At this time, in light of the current communications challenges in the area, Central Catholic School in Morgan City remains closed this week."

The diocese's press release didn't set a day for reopening.