Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Charles Academy

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2018

1. St. Charles Academy Marker

Inscription.
The original site of St. Charles Academy was the northeast corner of Ryan and Kirby, part of the Roman Catholic complex of church, convent and school destroyed in the Great Fire of 1910. Opening in 1882, St. Charles Academy was staffed by the Sisters of the Marianites of the Holy Cross. In 1913, this site in the Margaret Place subdivision was selected for a new St. Charles Academy. The Sisters constructed a raised two- story, red brick building designed by the New Orleans firm of Favrot and Livaudais. The school served all students until the Immaculate Conception Elementary School opened in 1950, with St. Charles Academy serving as a high school and boarding school for girls from all over Southwest Louisiana. In 1970, St. Charles Academy, Landry Memorial High School, and Sacred Heart High merged to form St. Louis Catholic High School. The St. Charles building no longer saw students, but served as a convent for the remaining Marianite Sisters. The Academy building, much of it disused, was condemned and demolished in the spring of 1974.

Erected by Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 30° 13.159′ N, 93° 13.16′ W. Marker is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It is at the intersection of Ryan Street (State Highway 385) and Seventh Street/Dr. Michael Debakey Drive, on the right when traveling south on Ryan Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1536 Ryan Street, Lake Charles LA 70601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake Charles High School Kilties

April 12, 2018

2. St. Charles Academy Marker

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lost Railroad Stations (approx. 0.3 miles away); Captain Daniel Johannes Goos (approx. half a mile away); Lake Charles 9/11 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Majestic Hotel (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Arcade Theatre and Miller Building, the Paramount and the Weber Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Christian Science (approx. 0.6 miles away); Louisiana Baptist Orphanage (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.

Also see . . . Lost Landmarks of Lake Charles. (Submitted on April 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,508 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2018.