Plaisance High School was a

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Plaisance, Louisiana Plaisance is an unincorporated community in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the location of the Plaisance School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is home to the Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music ...

. The school served

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students. Plaisance High School was consolidated into Northwest High School in 1991 and the building serves as Plaisance Elementary School. Opelousas students from fifth to eighth grade take classes in the historical classrooms.

History

Plaisance School was built in 1921 as

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. It is listed on the

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and was still being used. In 2021, there were plans to restore it. Plaisance School

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is an alumnus and taught

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at the school. Plaisance Middle School serves grades 5 to 8. A historical marker commemorates the history of Plaisance School.

References

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