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St. Joseph School (Opelousas, Louisiana)
Holy Ghost High School (1874–1971) was a private, Black Catholicism, Black Catholic secondary school founded in Opelousas, Louisiana, in 1874. It was the first Catholic parochial school for Black students in the parish. It also was named St. Joseph’s Academy for Colored, St. Joseph Convent, St. Joseph School, Holy Ghost School, and Holy Ghost Training School. History The earliest African American school in the St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish was the Grimble Bell School in Washington, Louisiana, founded in the 1830s, and shut down in 1860 by White Vigilantism, vigilantes. This was followed by new African American schools formed after the end of the American Civil War, The Freedman’s School (Louisiana), The Freedman’s School and the Peabody School (Louisiana), Peabody School. The Holy Ghost High School was established in 1874 under the name "St. Joseph’s Academy for Colored" by brothers Fr. Gilbert Raymond and Francis Raymond. The names St. Joseph Conven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opelousas, Louisiana
Opelousas (; ) is a small city and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Interstate 49 in Louisiana, Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 in Louisiana, U.S. Route 190 were constructed with a junction here. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Opelousas has a population of 15,786, a 6.53 percent decline since the 2010 census, which had recorded a population of 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice, Louisiana, Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 80,808 in 2020. Opelousas is also the fourth largest city in the Lafayette, Louisiana, Lafayette-Acadiana Lafayette-Acadiana combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947. Historically an area of settlement by French and Spanish Creole peoples, Creoles, Creoles of color, and Acadians, Opelousas is the center of zydeco music. It celebrates its heritage at the Creol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
