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South Lafourche High School

Field	Value
name	South Lafourche High School
established	1966
motto	Tant Que Je Peux ("All That I Can")
type	Public Secondary
grades	9–12
enrollment	1,056 (2023-2024)
faculty	59.91 (FTE)
ratio	17.63
streetaddress	16911 East Main Street
city	Cut Off
state	Louisiana
zipcode	70345
country	United States
coordinates
district	Lafourche Parish Public Schools
principal	Alison Chiasson
mascot	Tarpon
nickname	Big Blue
colors	Blue and Silver
rival	Central Lafourche Trojans
Thibodaux Tigers
South Terrebonne Gators
newspaper	Silver King Times
footnotes
website	SLHS

Thibodaux Tigers South Terrebonne Gators

South Lafourche High School is a public secondary school in the Galliano census-designated place, an unincorporated area in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a Cut Off postal address.

A part of Lafourche Parish Public Schools, South Lafourche High currently serves the coastal towns and communities of: Larose, Cut Off, Galliano, It is the result of the 1966 consolidation of the former Golden Meadow and Larose-Cut Off High Schools. As a result, both former high schools were designated junior high schools and, in 2002, middle schools. South Lafourche High School was founded in 1966.

Originally South Lafourche only provided 10th to 12th grade. During the 2002–2003 school year the 9th grade was added and removed from the middle schools.

History

In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration. Therefore, black students now attended the previously all-white school.

Between 2015 and 2016, according to the Louisiana State Department of Education rankings, this school's rank increased from a "B" to an "A".

Athletics

South Lafourche High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

South Lafourche High School sports include football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, and volleyball.

State championships

Football

The South Lafourche football team won two state championships in 1971 and 1977.

Boys' basketball

The South Lafourche boys' basketball team won one Class 5A state championship in 1998 and was the 1999 Class 5A runner-up.

Notable alumni

Bobby Hebert, former New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback.
Ed Orgeron, former LSU Tigers football head coach.
Joseph Orgeron, state representative

References

"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Lafourche High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Search for Public Schools - School Detail for South Lafourche High School". ed.gov.
"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2228065_galliano/DC10BLK_P2228065_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Galliano CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2228065_galliano/DC10BLK_P2228065_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2228065_galliano/DC10BLK_P2228065_002.pdf 2].
[http://slhs.lpsd.k12.la.us/ Home]. South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "16911 E Main Street Cut Off, LA 70345 "
"[http://lafourche.k12.la.us/docs/Policy%20Manual/AC%20School%20Attendance%20Boundaries.doc SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES] {{webarchive. link. (2016-12-02 ." [[Lafourche Parish Public Schools]]. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries.)
"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2242135_larose/DC10BLK_P2242135_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Larose CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2242135_larose/DC10BLK_P2242135_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2242135_larose/DC10BLK_P2242135_002.pdf 2].
"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Cut Off CDP, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2218930_cut_off/DC10BLK_P2218930_002.pdf 2].
and [[Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Golden Meadow]]."[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st22_la/place/p2229640_golden_meadow/DC10BLK_P2229640_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Golden Meadow town, LA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 7, 2018.
"[http://slhs.mylpsd.com/origin_of_south_lafourche The Origin of South Lafourche]." South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
Urbazewski, Katie. (2013-02-22). "Pastor wants Thibodaux school again renamed after its founder". [[Houma Today]].
Gommel, Karl. (2016-12-20). "Movin' on up! Area schools raise scores". [[Houma Times]].
"South Lafourche Tarpons Football - (Galliano, LA) - powered by LeagueLineup.com".
Dellenger, Ross. (2017-02-18). "Brothers on the bayou: Ed Orgeron, Bobby Hebert and South Lafourche's wild ride to the state football title in 1977". [[The Advocate (Louisiana).
Patterson, Chip. (2021-10-17). "LSU, coach Ed Orgeron agree to part ways at conclusion of 2021 college football season". [[CBSSports.com]].
"Local businessman announces plans to run for state representative in special election".

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