Montegut in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Montegut School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

1. Montegut School Marker

Inscription. Montegut School is one of the oldest in Terrebonne Parish. It lies on land that was purchased on January 27, 1912, from Point Farm Planting Co. for $1,100. For a total of $10,158 the school was built and furnished. Along with its past and present community, it has encountered many devastating hurricanes and storms. It has survived winds, wars, conflicts, thousands of stomping feet, slamming rulers, and sliding desks. Nevertheless it overcame these challenges gracefully. Montegut School proudly displays the original established sign of 1912 mounted above its front entrance. This school has aged with quiet charm and embraces endless memories. It still has original cloak rooms, doors, top floor windows, and old stairway. Before the basement floor was enclosed, it had two restrooms built on red cement floors used to roller skate. It was enclosed with lattice work. Montegut School may be old and small, but it has a huge character. If only the walls could talk. It has surpassed 100 years and we consider it to be absolutely ...priceless.

Erected by Montegut Elementary PTC.

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Location. 29° 28.651′ N, 90° 33.355′ W. Marker is in Montegut, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It is on Montegut Rd. (State Highway 55) near S. Legion Rd, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1137 Highway 55, Montegut LA 70377, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sacred Heart Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Hello Baby!" (approx.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 19, 2016

2. Montegut School and Marker

0.4 miles away); Saint Joseph Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); NAS Houma (LTA) (approx. 10 miles away); La Butte (approx. 11 miles away); Bouverans Plantation House (approx. 11 miles away); Residence Plantation (approx. 11.6 miles away); Holy Savior Cemetery (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montegut.

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February 19, 2016

3. Montegut School

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2016. This page has been viewed 905 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2016. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.