
Hahnville High School Band - Mardi Gras 2006
Hahnville High School Band - Mardi Gras 2006

HHS Band Director David Rosenthal in 2008
HHS Band Director David Rosenthal in 2008

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

St. Rose Middle School in the Late 1970s
St. Rose Middle School in the Late 1970s

St. Rose Elementary School in the Late 1970s
St. Rose Elementary School in the Late 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

A. A. Songy in the Late 1970s
A. A. Songy in the Late 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

R.J. Vial in the Late 1970s
R.J. Vial in the Late 1970s

Norco Elementary in the Late 1970s
Norco Elementary in the Late 1970s

Norco Elementary in the Late 1970s
Norco Elementary in the Late 1970s

J.B. Martin Middle School in the Late 1970s
J.B. Martin Middle School in the Late 1970s

Killona Elementary in the Late 1970s
Killona Elementary in the Late 1970s

Landry Middle School in the Late 1970s
Landry Middle School in the Late 1970s

Hahnville Elementary in the Late 1970s
Hahnville Elementary in the Late 1970s

Good Hope School in the Late 1970s
Good Hope School in the Late 1970s

Destrehan High School in the Late 1970s
Destrehan High School in the Late 1970s

Allemands Elementary in the Late 1970s
Allemands Elementary in the Late 1970s

St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s
St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the 1970s

Mimosa Elementary in the Late 1970s
Mimosa Elementary in the Late 1970s

Don Raymond
Don Raymond
Don Raymond was the first African American to be named to the first all-state football team in Louisiana, as a junior at Hahnville High School.

Albert Cammon - Image
Albert Cammon - Image
Mr. Albert Cammon was a hero in the battle for fair education for all. Although not an educator himself, he nonetheless promoted education as a valuable commodity. His efforts brought about the opening of a high school for black students on the east bank, Bethune High School. Albert Cammon Middle School in St. Rose was named in his honor. The painting shown hangs in the school. (The artist is unknown; used with the school’s permission.)

First Black School Band
First Black School Band
The first black school band in St. Charles Parish, circa 1961. Some musicians reached a higher level of proficiency. (Photo courtesy of Carolyn S. Boyd)

School for African Americans at Destrehan Pan Am Refinery
School for African Americans at Destrehan Pan Am Refinery
The school for African American students was located at Pan American Petroleum. Negro schools began in churches or other dwellings. This church, on the Pan American Oil Refinery at Destrehan, served as a school for black children whose parents worked at the refinery. John Smith, a member of the St. Charles Parish School Board since 1991, attended his first education classes in this building. Smith is currently a retired deputy superintendent of schools in Orleans Parish. (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana Library, Works Progress Administration Program.)

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.