Hanna School was built in 1912 inside the small community of Hanna, Louisiana which is right outside of Shreveport. Red River Parish School District opened the school in 1912 for black students. Class sizes were often small. (Ref: Shreveport Times, Page 3, March 17, 1978)
Renovations to the school were made during the 1930s. Hanna School was segregated by race during the 1970s. Hanna School integrated in 1980 with black and white students in attendance. The school was considered by Red River Parish Board to be state of the art at the time.
Hanna School closed in 2001 due to asbestos. Asbestos was found in the walls and roof. By 2002, the school was abandoned. The school would soon fall into a state of decay. Reportedly several windows are missing and the second floor has collapsed into the first floor leaving a mess in a hallway. There is very little furniture remaining.
Red River Parish School District and Red River Parish Board have offered Hanna School for redevelopment in past years. However nothing has happened. Restoration is not an option due to high cost of asbestos removal and aging structural issues.
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