Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Opelousas Catholic School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2012

1. Opelousas Catholic School Marker

Inscription. St. Mary's Academy, founded by Fr. Raymond for boys, 1855, combined with Academy of the Immaculate Conception for girls opened by the Marianite Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1856. St. Joseph's School, 1874, renamed Holy Ghost, was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family. In 1971, the schools merged to form Opelousas Catholic, the oldest teaching institution in Opelousas.

Erected by 1992-93 O.S.C. Senate; John N. Harper, project consultant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 30° 32.613′ N, 92° 4.615′ W. Marker is in Opelousas, Louisiana, in St. Landry Parish. It is on East Prudhomme Street east of Viking Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 428 E Prudhomme St, Opelousas LA 70570, 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: St. Landry Catholic Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Landry Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named St. Landry Catholic Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lt. Fr. Joseph "Verbis" Lafleur (approx. 0.2 miles away); Black Academy At Mt. Olive Baptist Church

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Louisiana Memorial Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bloch Corner (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Opelousas.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2015. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 9, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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