History
St. Gerard Majella Church Parish was established in 1944. The high school was opened in September, 1947, with an enrollment of forty-three freshmen and sophomores. Louisiana accreditation was obtained in December 1950, and the first class was graduated in May of that year. In 1958, Redemptorist High School was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The high school was operated by St. Gerard Parish until it became an interparochial school in 1963. Redemptorist then became a Regional Diocesan School on July 1, 1995. The school is governed by a Regional Diocesan School Board consisting of priests and elected and appointed lay persons. The faculty consists of laymen and laywomen, one priest, and one Redemptorist Brother.
St. Gerard Elementary and St. Isidore Elementary merged into each other to become Redemptorist Elementary in the 2010-11 school year. Redemptorist elementary and Redemptorist High have since merged into the Redemptorist Schools of Baton Rouge in the 2011-12 school year under the supervision of Mr. Brian Menard. Redemptorist High School is now the Redemptorist Upper School.
Former State Representative and Louisiana Board of Regents member Vic Stelly taught and coached at Redemptorist during the early 1960s. Actress Donna Douglas (The Beverly Hillbillies), then known as Doris Smith, attended St. Gerard's High School.
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