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Louisiana Schools
Pine Valley School
So this is the school where I was absolutely quiet while exploring because I spotted a house next door. The house turned out to be abandoned as well. Anyway, this school has long been abandoned.
Old High School
This old school has been shuttered for awhile & it is one of two major schools closed down in this same town.
Northside
Lake Providence is the seat of East Carroll Parish, one of the least populated parishes in Louisiana. It's the northeasternmost city in the state, located where Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas meet. It's a calm, laid-back corner of Louisiana, with plenty of Southern charm to spare.
THS
As this was historically a center of agriculture since the antebellum years, producing cotton and pecans, Tallulah and the parish have long had majority-African American populations. The small city is now nearly 77 percent African American; the surrounding parish is 60 percent black. Mechanization and industrial agriculture have reduced the number of jobs, and many residents have moved since the mid-20th century to larger cities with more opportunities.
Transylvania
The last time I was here an old lady was turning the school into a flea market. She even gave me a tour of the whole place.
Elise Reuss Memorial School
This abandoned school in Iberville parish was erected in 1907 in memory of Elise Bertha Christine Reuss, the daughter of the successful and well-known sugar planter George B. Reuss. Of German descent The Reuss' became owners of great sugar cane fields & a couple of plantations. It's in real bad shape, but the brick work seems to be in really good shape.
Kisatchie
Provencal is a village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 611 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area. Coushatta businessman and philanthropist Edgar Cason is a former Provencal resident.
Lillie Middle School
Lillie is a village in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 118 at the 2010 census, a decrease from 139 in 2000. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to a 2007 report, Lillie was named one of the 10 worst speed traps in the state of Louisiana. Lillie made 85.59% of its revenue, an average of roughly $508 per capita population, from fines and forfeitures in the 2005 fiscal year.
Eros, Louisiana
The Tremont Lumber company founded Eros, in the early 20th century. Mrs. Mary Collins, née Nash (wife of Samuel Collins) suggested that the sawmill boomtown be named after the 433 Eros Asteroid (discovered in 1898).
Poplas
There's not a lot out there on Poplas Elementary in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Some of the people on the street said the school had been closed for about 50 years. Looking online, the last I found was one person who had finished elementary school here in 1968. Which fits the timeline. Another guy told me the school had asbestos. The school was pretty stripped. The actual frame of the school looks incredibly well built.
Holy Cross
This is Holy Cross in the New Orleans area. I'm sharing this one because everyone already knows about it. It's in really bad shape & I don't recommend going in.
School Murals
Driving along the highway in rural Louisiana and, BOOM! There's an abandoned school. This one had more murals inside than I found in any other abandoned school. There was no atttempt to board this one up and the vandals, as per usual, have found their way in. Most curious were two octagon shaped rooms, actually I think it's more than eight & I don't know the term, on the end that maybe served as reading rooms or something.
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