BATON ROUGE — School is officially back in session, with the first schools in the Capital Region returning for the new academic year on Monday.

St. Helena Parish public schools are the first in the region to return to the classroom.

Here are the dates for the start of class for other schools in the region:

Amite: Thursday, Aug. 6
Ascension: Thursday, Aug. 6
Assumption: Thursday, Aug. 6
Baker: Thursday, Aug. 6
Central: Thursday, Aug. 6
East Baton Rouge: Thursday, Aug. 6
West Baton Rouge: Thursday, Aug. 6
Zachary: Thursday, Aug. 6
Livingston: Thursday, Aug. 6

St. Mary: Friday, Aug. 7
West Feliciana: Friday, Aug. 7

Pointe Coupee: Monday, Aug. 10
Tangipahoa: Monday, Aug. 10
Iberville: Monday, Aug. 10

East Feliciana: Tuesday, Aug. 11

Here are the start dates for area universities and colleges:

Southern University: Monday, Aug. 17
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University: Monday, Aug. 17
LSU: Monday, Aug. 24
Baton Rouge Community College: Monday, Aug. 24