Highland in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Centenary College of Louisiana
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
1. Centenary College of Louisiana Marker
Founded 1825 at Jackson, La., by the State of Louisiana, the college was transferred to the Methodist Church in 1845. Relocated at Shreveport in 1908. Centenary is the oldest privately operated liberal arts college west of the Mississippi.
Erected 1970 by The Louisiana Tourist Commission. (Marker Number 184.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 32° 29.032′ N, 93° 44.015′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Highland. It is on Sexton Street east of Centenary Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shreveport LA 71104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Huey P. Long House (approx. 0.3 miles away); 530 Kirby Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hawthorne House (approx. half a mile away); C.E. Byrd High School (approx. Ύ mile away); King's Highway Christian Church (approx. Ύ mile away); Coates Bluff (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pleasant Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thornhill (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
2. Centenary College of Louisiana Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 9, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
