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Opelousas is home to the St. Landry Parish Airport (KOPL), owned by the St. Landry Parish Government, which has a main paved runway 5,999’ by 100’. [26] Commercial air transportation is available at Lafayette Regional Airport , about 26 miles to the south, [ 27 ] or Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport , about 59 miles to the east.
Opelousas Colored School (1919–1953) was a public segregated school for African American students in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. [1] [2] It was the first public school for Black students in the city. It was known as St. Landry Parish Training School by 1942, and was succeeded by J.S. Clark High School from 1953 to 1970.
On May 4, 1878, the Board of Public School Directors of St. Landry Parish published the duties regulating the Parish Superintendent of Education, "an office lately instituted by our Parish Board." The position of Superintendent of Schools for St. Landry Parish was created in 1878. [6]
This is a list of properties and districts in Louisiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of ...
In 1914, a new brick school building, now called Opelousas High School, was constructed on South Street and opened to students for the 1914-1915 school year. By 1952, a second new school building for Opelousas High was built on Market Street and, in 1964, the present-day building was constructed off of Judson Walsh Drive to accommodate the city ...
Most Louisiana school districts are parish school districts while some are city school districts. The U.S. Census Bureau counts both types as independent governments. Special School District 1, which has gifted education facilities, is directly under the authority of the state government, not counted by the Census Bureau as its own government.
Holy Ghost High School (1874–1971) was a private, 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, [1] St. Joseph Convent, [2] St. Joseph School, [2] Holy Ghost School, [1] and Holy Ghost ...
The Opelousas Historic District, in the city of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] The area is roughly bounded by Bellevue Street, Court Street, Landry Street, and Market Street. It contains 18 contributing buildings in a 2 acres (0.81 ha ...