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Evangeline Parish School Board
The Evangeline Parish School Board (EPSB) or Evangeline Parish School District is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is headquartered in the city of Ville Platte. The current Superintendent is Rev. Darwin Lazard, minister at Ninth Baptist Church in Ville Platte. Schools *Grades 5-12 ** Basile High Schoolbr>( Basile, Louisiana, Basile) ** Mamou High Schoolbr>( Mamou, Louisiana, Mamou) **Ville Platte High Schoolbr>(Ville Platte) *Grades PK-4 & 9-12 **Pine Prairie High Schoolbr>( Pine Prairie, Louisiana, Pine Prairie) *Grades PK-8 Bayou Chicot Elementary School(''Unincorporated area north of Ville Platte)'' ( Chataignier) Vidrine Elementary School(''Unincorporated area west of Ville Platte)'' *Grades PK-4 (Mamou) (Ville Platte) (Basile) *Grades PK-2 (Ville Platte) *Other Campuses (''Unincorporated area west of Ville Platte near Vidrine Elementary School)'' Demographics *Total Students (as of October 1, 2007): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana
Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte. History The parish was created out of lands formerly belonging to St. Landry Parish in 1910. The majority of the area was originally settled by French Canadian colonists and former colonial marines (''coureurs de bois'') from such outposts as Fort Toulouse and Fort Kaskaskia and later included 19th-century French-speaking soldiers and immigrant families. The early generations were born in colonial French colonies, which included the enormous Louisiana territory ('Upper and Lower' Louisiana) known as "la Nouvelle France", and later were born under Spanish rule. Many people of Evangeline are primarily of French, English, and Spanish descent from Louisiana's colonial period. Examples of the French family names are Fontenot, Brignac, Ardoin, Bordelon, Vidrine, Courville, Gaspard, LaFleur, Chata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French, Dominican Creole, Spanish, French Canadian, Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Ville Platte is the largest city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,430 at the 2010 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city's name is of French origin, roughly translating to "flat town", in reference to its relatively flat topography in contrast to the more hilly terrain north of the area. History The area around Ville Platte appears to have been first settled during the last half of the eighteenth century, when Louisiana was under Spanish rule. The earliest record of settlement in the immediate area of Ville Platte was in the 1780s. Popular legend states the founder of Ville Platte was Marcellin Garand, an adjutant major in the Army of the French Empire during the reign of Napoleon. In 1824, Garand obtained one of the first two lots that were platted in what is now Ville Platte, with the second being obtained by a Doctor Robert Windex. Those lots were obtained from the estate of William O'Donegan. This appears to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basile High School
Basile may refer to: People Surname * Adriana Basile (c. 1590–c. 1640), Italian composer * Alfio Basile (born 1943), Argentine football (soccer) coach and former player * Arturo Basile (1914–1968), Italian conductor * Emanuele Basile (died 1980), captain of Carabinieri murdered by Cosa Nostra * Ernesto Basile (1857–1932), Italian architect * Fabio Basile (born 1994), Italian judoka * Giambattista Basile (1566/1575–1632), Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector * Gianluca Basile (born 1975), Italian basketball player * Gloria Vitanza Basile (1922-2004), American novelist and songwriter * Pierre Basile (died 1199), French knight who shot King Richard I of England with a crossbow at the siege of Châlus-Charbrol * Rose Basile Green (1914-2003), American scholar, poet * Jonathan Basile, creator of The Library of Babel website Given name * Basile Bouchon (fl. 1725), Lyon textile worker * Basile M. Missir (1843-1929), Romanian politician Places * Basile, Louisiana, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basile, Louisiana
Basile is a town in Acadia and Evangeline parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 1,214 in 2020. The Acadia Parish portion of Basile is part of the Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Basile is located at (30.485148, -92.600589). Most of the city limits are located in Evangeline Parish with a small southern portion of the town being in Acadia Parish. U.S. Highway 190 passes through the town with the towns of Elton (7 miles) and Kinder (16 miles) both being located to the west of the town, and Eunice located east. The city of Jennings, parish seat of Jefferson Davis Parish is located south via LA-97 which intersects with U.S. 190 east of the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,214 people, 570 households, and 345 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,660 people, 629 households, and 417 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamou High School
Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 376,269 (2018 est),and the city is almost 98% Fulani tribe. , Retrieved on June 16, 2008 History It grew around the from to and soon became the local[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamou, Louisiana
Mamou is a town in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,242 at the 2010 census, down from 3,566 in 2000. Geography Mamou is located in south-central Evangeline Parish at (30.634033, −92.418913). Louisiana Highway 13 follows the western border of the town, leading north to Reddell and south to Eunice. Ville Platte, the parish seat, is to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, Mamou has a total area of , all land. History There are many stories regarding the origin of the name "Mamou". One may have been the legendary Indian, Chief Mamou. It is certain that this vast prairie was known as "Mamou Prairie" as far back as the 18th century and that Anglo-Americans first called it "Mammouth Prairie" because of its immense size. When the French came, they called it "Mamou" for mammoth. "Mamou" is also a family name found in France. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Platte High School
Ville Platte High School (VPHS) is a senior high school in Ville Platte, Louisiana. It is a part of the Evangeline Parish School Board. History The school first began in 1908. Jeré Longman of ''The New York Times'' wrote that the facilities began to deteriorate after racial integration occurred in 1969. By 2008 the school received upgrades to its computer laboratory and library and a new metal roof, along with other items within $2.4 million with of repairs and improvements. In 2008 the school had about 400 students. That year Longman stated that the classrooms were "no longer considered safe". - Print: page B12, New York edition, title: "The Last Hurrah?" The State of Louisiana had given the school failing marks, and under No Child Left Behind it was considered failing. On November 4, 2008, Evangeline Parish voters opted not to accept a property tax increase that would construct a new facility for the school. The United States Justice Department The United States Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Prairie High School
Pine Prairie High School is an elementary and high school in Pine Prairie, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Evangeline Parish (french: Paroisse d'Évangéline) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,984. The parish seat is Ville Platte. History The parish was created out of lands formerly be ..., United States serving grades PK–12. Athletics Pine Prairie High athletics competes in the LHSAA. References External links * Public high schools in Louisiana Public elementary schools in Louisiana Schools in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing {{Louisiana-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine Prairie, Louisiana
Pine Prairie is a village in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,610 at the 2010 census, up from 1,087 in 2000. Geography Pine Prairie is located north of the center of Evangeline Parish at (30.781882, -92.420852). Louisiana Highway 13 passes through the village, leading north to Turkey Creek and south to Mamou. Ville Platte, the parish seat, is to the southeast. In 1823 the area was the epicenter of an earthquake which was felt throughout the district. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pine Prairie has a total area of , of which , or 0.61%, is water. Pine Prairie Correctional Center is located in the northern part of the village. The village is also home to an ICE detention center where guards pepper sprayed over 100 immigrants for protesting their treatment and which also had an outbreak of mumps. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,087 people, 327 households, and 242 families residing in the village. The popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
