BATON ROUGE- Faculty and staff at an area high school are mourning the loss of a longtime teacher and administrator.

According to a release, Jacqueline "Jackie" Labat of St. Joseph's Academy died Tuesday morning. Labat spent 47 years at the school as a French teacher and administrator.

She leaves behind husband Wade Labat; daughters Michele Wilks (Matthew) and Christine Labat; and grandchildren Ryan and Camille Wilks and Libby Labat.