[4] The students had previously attended the second Leon Godchaux High School located in Reserve, Louisiana that first opened in 1930.

[9] In 2013 some parents protested what they perceived as an inadequately quick speed in restoring the school.

[10] The district selected Hammerman and Gainer, Inc. (HGI) as the supervisor of the construction,[11] but the Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors stated that the company lacked the needed licensing, and the firm later did not pursue further the contract.

[12] The district began work after, in 2014, it selected Finally All South Consulting as the supervisor.

On July 17, 2015 the school district stated that renovation work was done, with the first classes to be held in August.