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<strong>The</strong> St. Stanislaus High School campus consists of several buildingsthat used different exterior wall systems, including masonryand precast concrete panels. <strong>The</strong> masonry walls on the first floorwere heavily damaged by the storm surge, but it appears thatthe precast concrete panels withstood the force of the hurricanemuch better (see Figure 4-24). Large sections of the exterior masonrywalls at St. Stanislaus, as well as in Northbay Elementary inBay St Louis and Port Sulphur schools in Plaquemines Parish, collapsedunder the pressure from storm surge (see Figure 4-25).Figure 4-24:Precast concrete panelingat St. Stanislaus HighSchoolFigure 4-25:Collapsed exteriormasonry wall at PortSulphur school campus4-36 OBSERVATIONS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CRITICAL FACILITIES

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