Lafayette in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
1950-1959
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2023
1. 1950-1959 Marker
1950 enrollment 2,556 - number of faculty 193.
In 1954, SLI became the first all-white, state supported public college in the South to enroll a black student. It was permanently integrated in 1956. The first African-American Graduate was Christiana G. Smith.
SLI obtained one of its first computers.
Campus grew with the addition of more than a dozen buildings.
Erected by University of Louisiana Lafayette.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 30° 12.899′ N, 92° 1.129′ W. Marker is in Lafayette, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It can be reached from East University Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 E University Ave, Lafayette LA 70504, 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 Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1930-1939 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1940-1949 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1910-1919 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1920-1929 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1960-1969 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1898-1899 (within shouting distance of this marker); 1900-1909
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2023
2. 1950-1959 Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2023
3. 1950-1959 Marker
Walk of Honor dedication plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
