FIVE BROTHERS

Legacy is a term defined as something from the past or transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor. Throughout its rich history, Catholic High School has been beneficiary of legacy gifts from generous donors who believe in the Brothers of the Sacred Heart’s Mission. The Fourrier Family has established a strong legacy at Catholic High School and as a result have made a CHS education a reality for families of young men throughout the Baton Rouge community.

The Fourrier story at Catholic High School starts when the school was called St. Vincent’s Academy and their legacy runs for four generations. Lawrence C. Fourrier ’26 and Daniel J. Fourrier Sr. ’28, and Francis Leo Fourrier ’29 graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy before the school’s name was changed to Catholic High School in 1929. Brother Felician Fourrier, S.C. ’31 and Lionel J. Fourrier ’40 are graduates of Catholic High School. The early lives of the brothers were centered at St. Joseph’s Church and their character was forged in the crucibles of the Great Depression and World War ll. Their strong faith, dedication to education, and commitment to family created a loving environment for all who knew them.

Lawrence “Larry” Fourrier graduated St. Vincent’s Academy in 1926. After St. Vincent’s, Larry attended Tulane until he had to leave school to help support the family as an electrician. When the war started, he joined the Famous Sea Bees of the US Navy. Larry spent the war Island-hopping across the Pacific building runways for our bombers. After the war, Larry started the eponymous three generational Insurance business.

Daniel “Dan” Fourrier Sr. graduated St. Vincent’s Academy in 1928 and after worked his way through LSU and LSU Medical School. He joined the US Army Reserves and was called up as soon as World War II started. Dan worked as an Army Trauma Surgeon and finally ran several hospitals across England. Retiring from the Army as a bird colonel after the war, Daniel started a successful medical practice. He served as the CHS team doctor for several years and two generations have followed him in medicine and dentistry.

Francis Leo Fourrier graduated St. Vincent’s Academy in 1929. Soon after graduation, Francis began working at Ideal Cleaners before deciding on a career change. He worked his way through LSU’s engineering curriculum as an operator at the Standard Oil refinery. His career with ESSO had many stops overseas including Aruba, Havana, and Manila. Francis’ love for fishing, like all the Fourrier brothers, was legendary.

Brother Felician Fourrier, S.C. graduated Catholic High School in 1931, and left Baton Rouge for the Brothers’ Novitiate in Metuchen, New Jersey. He extended his education at Fordham in New York, and McGill in Montreal. He was later sent to study in Rome along the banks of the Tiber. Finishing his studies, he spent most of the decade of the 1950’s in East Africa, at the Brothers missions in Kenya, Uganda, and what was then known as Tanganyika (Tanzania). While there he manufactured over 1 million bricks with which he built schools and churches to spread the Catholic Faith.

After returning to the States, Br. Felician worked in the southern Province of the Brothers and ended his career in Baton Rouge serving on the BESE Board, for the benefit of Catholic Education.

Lionel J. Fourrier graduated Catholic High School in 1940 and distinguished himself as a trumpet player in the band. After attending LSU, he joined the US Army Infantry and was sent to France when the war started. He was wounded in the left shoulder and required several surgeries. Lionel was awarded numerous medals for his service in WW II, including the Purple Heart. State side, he finished his engineering degree at LSU and was employed his entire career with Dow Chemical in Texas.

Faith, family, humility, service, and joyous times with their friends are hallmarks of the Fourrier family. The legacy of the “Five Brothers” at Catholic High School parallels those hallmarks and their dedication to Catholic High is clearly seen with the establishment of five Scholarships:

Lawrence C. Fourrier ’26 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Daniel J. Fourrier Sr. ’28 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Francis Leo Fourrier ’29 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Brother Felician Fourrier, S.C. ’31 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Lionel J. Fourrier ’40 Memorial Scholarship Fund