Advocating for Catholic schools for 50 years

The Catholic Church in Louisiana had not moved aggressively to lobby lawmakers until Archbishop Hannan was appointed the 11th archbishop of New Orleans in 1965. Learning the church-state ropes in his hometown of Washington, D.C., Archbishop Hannan was well-versed in the inner workings of the federal government and became a staunch proponent of the church working with governmental officials and agencies to form beneficial partnerships