On December 3, 2025, 115 Brother Martin 8th graders and their teachers participated in a coastal restoration project in Violet, Louisiana, with CRCL, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, as part of their study of the graphic novel Drowned City and their study of Hurricane Katrina and coastal erosion. Our students spent the day bagging oyster shells that will be used in Spring 2025 in the construction of a reef that will protect part of St. Bernard Parish. The students successfully and enthusiastically bagged over twelve tons of oyster shells. To start the day, they learned from CRCL staff about the current state of the Louisiana coast. On the way home, they visited and were given a brief lesson on the Caernarvon Diversion in Plaquemines Parish.
