This series of mergers and consolidations will impact over a dozen parishes in southeast Louisiana.

“There is no doubt that our parishes, in fact our entire area, have been affected by many factors out of our control,” said Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
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That’s the explanation from Aymond when announcing the merger of several church parishes in a video released Sunday.

Citing inflation and skyrocketing property insurance rates are among some of the impacting factors.

There are four instances where two parishes will merge into one and one instance where the merger will include three parishes.

“My kids came here. They were baptized here, you know, confirmed, married. And it’s just isn’t, oh, my home of my church.” said Jeanette LeBlanc, a member of Our Lady of Divine Providence church.

That’s why Jeanette LeBlanc is relieved her church home isn’t among that list of closures.

She has been a member of Our…