The Louisiana School for the Deaf is a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Louisiana located in Baton Rouge. It was established in 1852.
The old "Baton Rouge College" was the first house used as the State School for the Deaf in Louisiana. The school opened on December 8, 1852, with eleven pupils in attendance. It was located on the northwest corner of the former grounds of the Institute for the Deaf which were purchased by the State i...
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The Louisiana School for the Deaf is a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Louisiana located in Baton Rouge. It was established in 1852.
The old "Baton Rouge College" was the first house used as the State School for the Deaf in Louisiana. The school opened on December 8, 1852, with eleven pupils in attendance. It was located on the northwest corner of the former grounds of the Institute for the Deaf which were purchased by the State in 1852.
The mission of the Louisiana School for the Deaf is:
Louisiana School for the Deaf offers a comprehensive PreK-12 education for Louisiana's deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages 3 – 21 at no cost to their families.
Enrolling at the Louisiana School for the Deaf is possible by:
The Founding of the Louisiana School for the Deaf
Before 1838, wealthy families provided tutors for their deaf children or paid tuitions for the children to attend a school for the deaf outside Louisiana.
The 1838 Louisiana legislature passed an act on January...
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