The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, founded in 1916, voted 13 years later to admit private schools provided they followed the constitution and bylaws of the organization.
- Jesuit and Holy Cross accepted the invitation in order to have the opportunity to compete for state championships.
- All the schools in the New Orleans Prep league, whether members of the LHSAA or not, voted to follow the association guidelines.
- It's hard to pinpoint when Aloysius joined the state organization, but in April 1931, the school participated in a boxing tournament as one of 16 schools, "all accredited members of the state high school association," at the "annual state rally" at LSU.
Brother Martin, S.C., became principal of St. Aloysius in 1934.
- Also serving as Athletic Director, he immediately became involved in the New Orleans Prep League and, before long, in LHSAA affairs.
- In 1942, he was appointed to the LHSAA executive board.
- The following year, the New Orleans Prep League elected him President.
This is written within a few weeks of the LHSAA's historic vote to separate schools for the football playoffs into "Select" and "Non-Select" schools. Some think that decision is the beginning of the end of private school participation in the LHSAA.