Carencro in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Assumption School
Est. 1925
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
1. Assumption School Marker
One of the earliest schools for African-American children in this rural area staffed by Blessed Mother Katharine Drexel's Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 30° 19.557′ N, 92° 2.537′ W. Marker is in Carencro, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It can be reached from North Michaud Street near Depot Street. Located on property behind the main church building going toward church cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 North Michaud Street, Carencro LA 70520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynching In America / The Lynching of Louis Senegal and Antoine Domingue (approx. 0.3 miles away); Semmes Battery (approx. 5½ miles away); Franηois Coulee (approx. 5.8 miles away); Pierre Dugat Home Site (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Triangle (approx. 6 miles away); Miss Rose's Bar (approx. 6.1 miles away); Grand Coteau (approx. 6.3 miles away); La Place des Crιoles (approx. 6.6 miles away).
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
2. Assumption School Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler
3. Assumption School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
