Historic Schools of Louisiana

Findings and images from research on historic schools sites around Louisiana

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Desegregation in Louisiana high school athletics. The New Orleans schools join the LHSAA

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Booker T. Washington High School of New Orleans, Louisiana circa 1938. Boys & Girls squad won championship.

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Charles P. Adams High School of Oberlin, LA

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Announcement of merger discussion because black and white organizations

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Former Albany-Springfield High School in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The school served Black students during segregation.

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Former West Livingston High School located in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The school served Black students during the segregation era.

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John S. Dawson High School

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John S. Dawson High School

Bains, Louisana

Served Black students of West Feliciana Parish

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Pine Grove High School

Pine Grove, La

Former White high school in southern St Helena Parish

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Former Pine Grove High School

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Julian Poydras High School

New Roads, Louisiana

Served as high school for White students during segregation.

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St. Francisville High School campus

Feliciana Street, St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Former White high school. Built in the 1950's.  

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Former West High School (Jackson High School)  

Jackson, Louisiana

Served Black students throughout the East Feliciana Parish community 

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Former East Feliciana Parish Industrial School and East High School 

Clinton, La

Served as Black vocational and traditional high school. 

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More pictures from the Pine Grove High School site. This school was recently covered with essentially an early stage forest.  The vegetation was so lush that the school structure could not be identified from the roadway.