Louisiana School for the Deaf
| Louisiana School for the Deaf | |
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| Location | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Striving for Excellence" |
| Established | December 8, 1852 |
| School district | Serves all school districts and deaf or hard-of-hearing children in LA |
| Director | Dr. Donna Alleman |
| Principal | Ryan Gollner |
| Grades | Pre-K -12, plus 0-3 years |
| Color(s) | Kelly Green & White |
| Athletics | Football,Basketball,Volleyball,Cheerleading.Powerlifting,Track & Field,Cross Country |
| Athletics conference | Mason Dixon Conference |
| Mascot | War Eagles |
| Affiliation | CEASD |
| Website | Louisiana School for the Deaf |
The Louisiana School for the Deaf is a state school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, the state capital. It was established in 1852 as a joint school for blind students. In 1860, its first purpose-built facility was completed and admired as an elegant monument to philanthropy. The schools were divided in 1898, and in 1908, Louisiana School for the Deaf was renamed.
Construction of facilities has continued over the years. In 1978, black students were absorbed when their school was merged into this one. The expanded school now has 22 major buildings, including a football stadium, on a 116-acre campus south of Louisiana State University on Brightside Lane. In 2009, the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired (LSVI) was relocated here.
Louisiana School for the Deaf offers a comprehensive pre-K–12 education for Louisiana's deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages 3–18 at no cost to their families.
Enrolling at the Louisiana School for the Deaf is possible by:
Before 1838, wealthy families provided private tutors for their deaf children (as for their hearing children) or paid for the children to attend a school for the deaf outside Louisiana. There was no public education in the state. The 1838 Louisiana legislature passed an act on January 16, 1838 to provide state-supported education of deaf white children by enrolling them at other state schools. As a result, 11 children from Louisiana were enrolled at state cost at the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
In 1852, Francis Dubose Richardson, a member of the General Assembly, introduced a bill to provide $25,000 and empowered a Board of Administrators to oversee the establishment of the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. The bill was passed in March 1852 and approved by the governor. The seven board members were authorized to buy land, make contracts, and do whatever was necessary to begin the school.
The first school was held in the former Baton Rouge College (now the Mayflower North campus). The board recruited James S. Brown from the Indiana Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb as superintendent. On December 8, 1852, the 11 Louisiana students and Brown arrived in Baton Rouge.
Notable achievements during 1852–1860 were completion of the state Administration Building on the campus, just south of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. The building was acclaimed as one of the most elaborate and elegant for that era. The new Administration Building was completed in 1858 and stood for 99 years. It was described by the Daily Gazette and Comet on July 21, 1857 as "the proud monument to the Christian philanthropy of the Sugar Bowl State."
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