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LA SCR15

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Thomas Pressly

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Louisiana Legislature commends C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport on its 100th anniversary, with the school's centennial celebration scheduled for June 5-7, 2025

  • School opened October 25, 1925, built on a 20-acre site purchased for $110,000 plus $9,500 for additional lots, with a $772,133 construction contract

  • Named after Clifton Ellis Byrd, who served as principal of Shreveport's first public high school starting in 1892 and later as Caddo Parish School Superintendent from 1907 until his death in 1926

  • School faced closure in 1982 due to declining enrollment (under 800 students) and building condition, but was saved through community efforts and a Math Science Magnet Program launched in 1984

  • Recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1997 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 for its Jacobean Revival architecture

Legislative Description

Commends and congratulates C.E. Byrd High School as it celebrates its centennial year.

COMMENDATIONS

Last Action

Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.

5/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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