Mary M. Bethune High School (Norco, Louisiana)

Mary M. Bethune High School
Location
Norco , Louisiana United States
Coordinates	30.003753°N 90.410824°W / 30.003753; -90.410824
Information
School type	Public
School district	St. Charles Parish Public School System
Grades	1-12
Gender	Co-Ed
Campus type	Suburban
Mascot	Bulldogs

Mary M. Bethune High School was a public high school located in present-day Norco, Louisiana in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.^[1] It served black students on the east bank of the Mississippi River,^[2] from grades 1 through 12. It was in the St. Charles Parish Public School System. The school mascot was the Bulldogs.^[3]

History

Mary M. Bethune High School was an elementary and secondary racially segregated school located in the Diamond Community of Norco, Louisiana that opened in 1952.^[4][5] In 1969, the school was closed with elementary-aged children attending schools directed by court guidelines and high school students moved to the neighbouring Destrehan High School.^[6]

See also

• List of former high schools in Louisiana
• G.W. Carver High School

References

1. "Norco Town History". stcharlesparish-la.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
2. "Education Expansion Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine." By: Richoux, Marilyn, Joan Becnel and Suzanne Friloux, from St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: A Pictorial History, 2010. Posted at the St. Charles Parish Museum and Historical Association. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
3. "St. Charles Parish". africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
4. "St. Charles Parish Public Schools History". scphistory.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
5. "St. Charles Parish Public Schools Part 3: 1951-1980". scphistory.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
6. Lerner, Steve; Bullard, Robert (2006-02-17). Diamond [A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor]. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. p. 56. ISBN 0262250187. Retrieved January 2, 2016.