Hurricane Ida Prompts Gulf Coast School Closures

Numerous school closures were declared for Monday in multiple states as powerful Hurricane Ida churned through the Gulf of Mexico on a track toward Louisiana.

Among the closings in Alabama:

• Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile
• Baldwin County Public Schools
• Mobile County Public Schools

Among the closings in Louisiana:

• Ascenscion Parish public schools
• Assumption Parish public schools
• Bogalusa City Schools
• Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans
• East Feliciana Parish public schools
• New Orleans public schools
• Plaquemines Parish School Board schools
• Iberville Parish public schools
• Jefferson Parish Schools
• Lafourche Parish School District
• Livingston Parish public schools
• Point Coupee Parish public schools
• St. Bernard Parish public schools
• St. Charles Parish public schools
• St. Helena Parish public schools
• St. James Parish public schools
• St. John the Baptist Parish public schools
• St. Tammany Parish public schools
• Terrebonne Parish public schools
• Tangipahoa Parish public schools
• Washington Parish public schools
• West Feliciana Parish public schools

Among the closings in Mississippi:

• Brookhaven School District
• Clinton Public School District
• Covington County School District
• Hattiesburg Public Schools
• Hinds County School District
• Jefferson Davis County School District
• Lawrence County School District
• Madison County School District
• McComb School District (transitioned to virtual learning for Monday)
• Natchez-Adams School District
• Pearl Public School District
• Rankin County School District
• Simpson County School District