< View All Projects
Ernest “Dutch” Morial School and the Ray Abrams School
McDonnel recently completed two new schools for the Louisiana RSD – the Ernest “Dutch” Morial School and the Ray Abrams School. Each school is a 139,406 SF, 3-story building and has the capacity to accommodate 1,000 students in pre-K through 8th grade and includes the following amenities:
- Classrooms
- Special education classrooms
- Science classrooms and labs
- Library/media centers
- Cafeteria and dining facilities
- Commercial kitchen
- Gymnasium/auditorium with concessions and locker rooms
- Art and music rooms with flexible performance spaces
- Office space for administrative and student support services
The new schools were designed to LEED Silver (pending) specifications by Waggonner & Ball Architects.
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/key.png)
Client:
Louisiana Recovery School District
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/l-shaped-ruler.png)
Architect:
Waggonner & Ball Architects
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/location-pin.png)
Location:
New Orleans, LA
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/blank-calendar.png)
Start Date:
June 2015
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/full-calendar.png)
Completion Date:
March 2017
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sq-ft-arrows.png)
Square Footage:
278,812
![](https://mcdonnel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filebox.png)
Categories:
Education