Broussard in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Cecilia School

Photographed by Shane Cormier, October 27, 2011

1. St. Cecilia School Marker

Inscription. Dedicated August 25, 1909, by Fr. Arthur Drossaerts, Pastor of Sacred Heart church in Broussard, and opened on September 15, 1909 with an enrollment of seventy students. Accredited as an elementary and secondary school by the State Department of Education in 1922. The High School department closed in 1964 by order of the Bishop of Lafayette in a movement to consolidate Catholic High Schools in Lafayette Parish. The Sisters of Divine Providence administered the school until 1974. The main building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1983.

Erected 1983 by Malone and Hyde, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1821.

Location. 30° 8.909′ N, 91° 57.97′ W. Marker is in Broussard, Louisiana, in Lafayette Parish. It is on West Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Broussard LA 70518, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valsin House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); City of Broussard (approx. half a mile away); Historic Downtown Broussard (approx. 0.7 miles away); Valsin Broussard

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Bayou Vermilion (approx. 4.4 miles away); Beaver Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); Vermilion River (approx. 4.9 miles away); Trappers Cabin & Boat Shed (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Broussard.

Photographed by Shane Cormier, October 27, 2011

2. St. Cecilia School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2011, by Shane Cormier of Lafayette, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,459 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2011, by Shane Cormier of Lafayette, Louisiana. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.