Ascension Parish (La.) district is replacing East Ascension High School

The Ascension Parish (La.) school district is replacing East Ascension High School in Gonzales. 

The building opened in 1966 and is plagued with an outdated heating and air conditioning system, reports The Advocate. 

Construction of a new facility is scheduled to begin this summer and will cost $27 million. It will have a more efficient four-pipe system that uses separate lines for hot and chilled water.

Funds will come from the district's 2020 bond election. 

Grace Hebert Curtis is the architect and Cangelosi-Ward is the general contractor.