Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a U.S. state, state in the Deep South and South Central United States, South Central regions of the United States. It is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-smal ...
, United States. A part of
Lafourche Parish Public Schools
Lafourche Parish Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
The district serves all of Lafourche Parish, including a portion of Des Allemands.See search page/ref>''Engineering News-Record'', Volume 143, Part 1 ...
, it was the only
K-12 school
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in Lafourche Parish for black people, and it had the first high school program for black people in Thibodaux. See image of the historic plaque
The Daily Comet
''The Daily Comet'' is a newspaper in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. It covers Lafourche, Assumption, the west bank of St. James and the northern part of Terrebonne parishes.
It began publishing in 1889 as the weekly ''Lafourche Comet''. ...
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Cordelia Matthews Washington established the Negro Corporation School in the early 1900s. She died in 1937, and Washington High School was renamed in her honor circa 1942. See version at ''
The Daily Comet
''The Daily Comet'' is a newspaper in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. It covers Lafourche, Assumption, the west bank of St. James and the northern part of Terrebonne parishes.
It began publishing in 1889 as the weekly ''Lafourche Comet''. ...
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The final school building received its dedication on December 8, 1950. It served grades 1–12. Leola A. Washington was the initial principal of the school's elementary division and Professor Robert M. Harris was the initial principal of the high school division.
In 1968 the school building was re-purposed as South Thibodaux Elementary School due to racial integration. Black students moved to previously all-white high schools: Thibodaux High School,
Central Lafourche High School
Central Lafourche High School (CLHS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Mathews, unincorporated Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States,''Engineering News-Record'', Volume 143, Part 1 ... district.
It serves ...