The Edgard Rosenwald School
Kalie Dutra Kalie Dutra

The Edgard Rosenwald School

From June 30, 1921 to July 1 , 1922, the Black
community of Edgard and Wallace invested
$1500 (today $28,041.88) into building a new
school for their children.

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Discovering Lucy: Women of 1811
Tenley McLaughlin Tenley McLaughlin

Discovering Lucy: Women of 1811

Lucy, an enslaved woman on Antoine Philippon’s plantation, is the first woman to be researched in depth by historians at The Descendants Project. 

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