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Charles H. Brown High School, Springhill, Louisiana, Webster Parish

April 11, 2018

Grabbing tiger

Charles H. Brown High School, Springhill, Louisiana, Webster Parish    Charles H. Brown High School took a conciliatory  approach to their situation. Their argument for tolerance and respect as delivered by their student government president was commendable. A proud group of youth with an accomplished record of their own could only add to another institution. The tigers held their heads high, their reality changed. They marched toward the future and their mark will be present into the future. Please review their story because it will give lessons to future generations.

L B Landry High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, Orleans Parish

April 7, 2018

landry logo

L B Landry High School, New Orleans, Louisiana, Orleans Parish  Year books were reconstructed for 1969, 1968, 1957 and  1954. Photos from 1940’s show a wide range of extracurricular activities. Viewing the site is a time-travelers delight. L. B. Landry exists today as part of the Landry Walker High School complex. It retains the Landry swagger,  its history endures.

Scottville High School, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish

April 5, 2018

MASCOTScottville High School, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish     “The Pearl of the Gulf Coast”  Scottville High School was confronted with an inclement political climate and adverse social pressure in fulfillment of its destiny. Like a pearl emerging from captivity in an oyster, Scottville High School became a jewel of hope to the local communities. Finally, in 1971 its role changed with the times and there is a glimmer of  its existence today. We salute the Scottville Apaches. The tribe remembers.

Tangipahoa Parish Training School’s Dormitory

March 31, 2018

The National Register entry for the Dormitory of Tangipahoa Parish Training School (TPTS) has been added to the National Register Section. The dormitory of the Kentwood, Louisiana school was constructed in the early 1920s and was moved to another location  in 1978 to prevent its destruction.  TPTS was the site of secondary education for many African American students in the surrounding parishes and Southern Mississippi.  The dormitory enabled their attendance.

TPTS was the first of the first of 16 parish training schools constructed in Louisiana. It changed its name to O.W. Dillon Memorial High school from 1955-1969. After Integration, it became Kentwood Elementary School.

The Dormitory became the first National Register entry for Louisiana’s African American High Schools in 1979.

George Washington Carver High School, Kinder, Louisiana, Allen Parish

March 27, 2018

George Washington Carver High School, Kinder, Louisiana, Allen Parish  The seeds for this school were sown in 1878, long before  Allen Parish was established in 1910. Flexibility and resilience was necessary as  changes in size, names and locations occurred until its last resting place was chosen. The pups were nourished by a supporting community and faculty. The bulldogs matured into strong and feared competitors. Finally, times changed in 1970 and the bark of the bulldogs is no longer heard. People in and around Kinder,Louisiana,  miss their bulldogs.

Central Colored High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Parish

March 9, 2018

Central High Colored SchoolCentral Colored High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, Caddo Parish was a victim of planned obsolescence, as evidenced by its name. Its doors were opened in 1917, however, the true impact of its place in Louisiana African American high school history was not realized, perhaps, because 12th grade was not offered until 1949, one year before its closure. Rising from the Central Colored High School’s ashes like a phoenix, Booker T. Washington High School was the capable successor. Central Colored High School, a shadow of itself during its days of glory, stands in the United States Registry of Historic Places.

Charles P. Adams High School, Oberlin, Louisiana, Allen Parish

March 3, 2018

Charles P. Adams2Charles P. Adams High School, Oberlin, Louisiana, Allen Parish was an afterthought in Allen Parish. African American education in Oberlin, Louisiana was self-directed from its early beginnings and paradoxically its foundations still exist as a basketball court. Mysterious origins and glorious and triumphant existence succumbed to a murky termination. Its  footprint is a memory of past struggles and victories.

Southdown High School, Houma, Louisiana, Terreborne Parish

February 26, 2018

Southdown High School, Houma, Louisiana, Terreborne Parish is a contradiction in its origin, mission and its name.  “Grinding season” conflicted with “education season” and held an upper hand for decades resulting in a shortened school year,four months.  Southdown High School, named after a plantation, was born out of competition between the school board and a parochial school. The school’s history is as rich as the land,”terre bonne”, “good earth”.

H.C. Ross High School Rams of Crowley, Louisiana

February 1, 2018

Ram We have added information and pictures from H.C. Ross High School of Crowley Louisiana. H.C. Ross was named after the school’s first teacher/principal, Henry Clay Ross. The school was built in 1887 and lasted until desegregation in 1970. The link contains pictures from as far back as the 7th grade and the graduation class of 1930.  1965 was a good year on the basketball court. Check out the H.C. Ross link to see why!!!