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Our Lady of
Victory Parish can trace its roots to 1956 when the families of Thomas O'Connor Sr. and Martin O'Connor donated 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land for a new Catholic parish. Tom O'Connor, Jr donated over $ 600,000 to build this beautiful Catholic Church in honor of his wife "Junie" Broussard
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Cathedral Center. It houses the parish hall and meeting rooms that are used for receptions, conferences, and various parish programs. Victoria architectural firm Rawley McCoy & Associates was the architect for the project that was completed in 2017. The rest of the
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in 2017. Repairs to the roof and the wooden rafters were made at that time. In the summer of 2019, the cathedral was closed for interior renovations necessitated by the water damage from the hurricane. The work included the removal of the murals near the ceiling that had to be re-created on new
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O'Connor's memory. Our Lady of
Victory Cathedral was built in part from his donation and donations from other area Catholics. Mrs. O'Connor's legacy lives on through her family and in the cornerstone of the cathedral that bears her name. The
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November 4 the following year. Our Lady of Victory Catholic School opened in September 1957. Currently, the school has grade levels ranging from 3k to 8th grade. The school celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2022.
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