LAFAYETTE, La. — Classrooms have reopened at the historic Holy Rosary Institute, breathing new life into the campus and marking what community members call a new beginning for education in the area.

Prime Time Head Start has opened a new campus on the grounds of the institute, which was founded in 1913. The facility now serves 60 children receiving early childhood education.

"We got 60 young people receiving their education, an early childhood education here, and that's such a huge deal not only for Holy Rosary but for this community and the communities we serve," Dustin Cravens said.

Cravens serves as board president of the Holy Rosary Redevelopment Corporation. Four classrooms were added at the Carmel Street location as part of a larger campus revitalization effort.

"This is one majo

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