
Plant Exhibit at Luling Elementary
Plant Exhibit at Luling Elementary
The plant exhibit in the Luling Elementary School about 1937. It was in conjunction with a huge fair. The man at the right is John B. Martin, Jr., superintendent of schools at the time. Photo courtesy of St. Charles Parish School Board.

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949
Christmas at Norco Elementary (Apple Street) in 1949

Albert Cammon

Ama School

Carver High School in Hahnville, Louisiana
Carver High School in Hahnville, Louisiana

Destrehan High School - 1927
Destrehan High School - 1927

Hahnville Consolidated School
Hahnville Consolidated School
This school preceded Hahnville High School and was converted to Hahnville Colored School in 1924. It became the first high school for African-American children in St. Charles Parish and graduated its first class in 1951.

HHS Ladies Basketball Team - 1932
HHS Ladies Basketball Team - 1932

Hahnville High School Science Lab
Hahnville High School Science Lab

Old Hahnville High School
Old Hahnville High School

Hobby Lobbies
Hobby Lobbies
Holly lobbies were an every day affair in St. Charles Parish, where students are urged to spend recreation hours in developing some avocational interest. A cactus collection, pine cone painting and embroidery were favored by students Vivian Poirrier, Vance Troxler and Sophie Mae Mongrue, and approved by Mrs. Margaret Montz, facult advisor (second from right).

Killona School
Killona School
Killona School on Trinity Plantation. Photo courtesy of Milton J. Allemand Jr.

Old Luling School
Old Luling School
Used as the school board office until the new building was constructed in 1982.

Destrehan High School Principal's Home in 1924
Destrehan High School Principal's Home in 1924

Destrehan High School Basketball Team - 1934
Destrehan High School Basketball Team - 1934

R.K. Smith Middle School in 2006
R.K. Smith Middle School in 2006

Raymond K. Smith's Car
Raymond K. Smith's Car
Car used by Raymond K. Smith on his visits to the colored schools in his role of Supervisor of Colored Schools. It later became a bookmobile. Photo courtesy Carolyn Boyd

Raymond K. Smith

Raymond K. Smith

Norco Primary on Apple Street in the 1940s
Norco Primary on Apple Street in the 1940s
Norco Primary on Apple Street.

School Curtain for Norco Primary in the 1940s
School Curtain for Norco Primary in the 1940s

Extra Curricular Activities - Norco 1940s
Extra Curricular Activities - Norco 1940s

Norco Elementary in the 1940s
Norco Elementary in the 1940s

Norco Primary in the 1940s
Norco Primary in the 1940s

Norco Primary in the 1940s
Norco Primary in the 1940s

Norco Primary on Apple Street in the 1940s
Norco Primary on Apple Street in the 1940s

Norco Elementary Third Grade - 1934
Norco Elementary Third Grade - 1934
Norco Elementary School third grade class of 1934. Apple Street School.

Bethune High School Students - Image
Bethune High School Students - Image

Bethune High School Staff 1952 - Image
Bethune High School Staff 1952 - Image

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930 to 1931.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930 to 1931

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930 to 1931

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930 to 1931

Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935.

Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935.

Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935.

Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935
Spring Festival Good Hope School 1934 to 1935.

School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant - Good Hope School 1930 to 1931.

School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant Good Hope School 1930 to 1931

School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant Good Hope School 1930 to 1931.

School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant
School on Shell Plant Good Hope School 1930 to 1931

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930s... and then a fence.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930s... and then a fence.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930s... and then a fence.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1930s... and then a fence.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1931 to 1932.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1931 to 1932.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1931 to 1932.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School 1931 to 1932.

Good Hope School

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School Christmas 1954.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Good Hope School Christmas play 1954.

Good Hope School
Good Hope School
Christmas at Good Hope School 1954.

Good Hope School

Good Hope School

Good Hope News Vol. 1 No. 6, October 26, 1928 - Image
Good Hope News Vol. 1 No. 6, October 26, 1928 - Image

Harry Madison “Prof” Hurst
Harry Madison “Prof” Hurst
Harry Madison “Prof” Hurst arrived at Destrehan High in 1930 and remained for 36 years. He served as a teacher and coach before being appointed principal. Mr. Hurst is remembered as a quiet, dignified gentleman. A school named in his honor, Harry M. Hurst Middle School, is located on the site of the original Destrehan High School—his workplace and his home for so many years.

Destrehan High School - Image
Destrehan High School - Image
Destrehan High School in 2010. Built in 1976.

Hahnville High School - Image
Hahnville High School - Image
Hahnville High School in 2010. Built in 1976.

Hahnville High School - Image
Hahnville High School - Image
The Hahnville High School in 1924. The parish courthouse is in the background.

Destrehan High School - Image
Destrehan High School - Image
Destrehan High School opened in 1924.