Mary M. Bethune High School was a public high school located in present-day
Norco, Louisiana
Norco is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,984 at the 2020 census. The community is home to a major Shell petroleum refinery. The CDP's name is derived from the New Orleans Refin ...
in
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It served black students on the east bank of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
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." By: Richoux, Marilyn, Joan Becnel and Suzanne Friloux, from ''St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: A Pictorial History'', 2010. Posted at the St. Charles Parish Museum and Historical Association. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. from grades 1 through 12. It was in the
St. Charles Parish Public School System.
History
Mary M. Bethune High School was an elementary and secondary racially segregated school located in the Diamond Community of Norco, Louisiana that opened in 1952.
In 1969, the school was closed with elementary-aged children attending schools directed by court guidelines and high school students moved to the neighbouring
Destrehan High School
Destrehan High School is a public high school located in Destrehan, Louisiana, United States and is approximately twenty-five miles west of New Orleans. It is part of the St. Charles Parish Public School System and serves all students on the eas ...
.
See also
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List of former high schools in Louisiana
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G.W. Carver High School
References
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Defunct high schools in Louisiana
Public high schools in Louisiana
Schools in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Historically segregated African-American schools in Louisiana
1952 establishments in Louisiana
Educational institutions established in 1952
1969 disestablishments in Louisiana