60 Years in the Diocese of Baton Rouge

The Catholic Life Center, above, was opened Jan. 4, 1967 under the guidance of Bishop Robert E. Tracy. The center, which was designed with not only administrative offices but with various facilities for community functions and programs, won the Honor Award at the Gulf States Regional Conference of the American Institute of Architects that same year.  In 2000, a new Catholic Community Services (now Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge) office building (on the vacant lot in the left of the photo), the Westerfield Conference Center and an overnight retreat center were completed on the campus. File photo | The Catholic Commentator