History of Eros High School in Eros, Louisiana forgotten.

Eros High School was a high school that operated in the small town of Eros, Louisiana from 1910 to 1967. Eros is located in the Jackson Parish.


Eros High School was established in the summer of 1910 at the end of the 1909-1910 school term. The cornerstone for the Eros High School building was laid out on the date of Thursday, May 26, 1910. The high school was built as a brick building in similar fashion to a church building. Eros Lodge No. 295 gave a big barbecue on the high school campus to commemorate the opening of the high school. Eros High School was named after the 433 Eros Asteroid which was discovered in 1898. (Ref: The Monroe News-Star, Page 1, May 7, 1910)

Former LSU president James Monroe Smith taught at Eros High School in the 1911-1912 academic year. James Monroe Smith served as a teacher at this school for 2 years.
(Ref: A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Louisiana Historical Association)

Eros High School was rebuilt in the year of 1920 and was Jackson Parish's first high school with 600 pupils. The high school was a center for social activity in the small town of Eros during the 20th century. (Ref: Busbice, 6).

Eros High School was shut down at one point during the 1920s due to Ku Klux Klan activity in the school affairs of Louisiana. It was due to interference by the Ku Klux Klan in school affairs of Louisiana that Eros High School was shut down by Jackson Parish School Board.

A new gymnasium was dedicated at Eros High School on the date of January 18, 1953. The new Crowell Gym was dedicated in memory of Jack Glendon Crowell who was killed in automobile accident. A new piano for the school was dedicated in the memory of Barbara Spillters, who was also fatally injured in the accident. (Ref: Monroe Morning World, Page 15, Sunday, January 18, 1953)

Eros High School closed in 1967 when its last class graduated during the 1967-1968. Its students continued classes elsewhere. When its last class graduated, students attended school in nearby Chatham.

Jackson Parish School Board decided to advertise the Eros High School buildings for sale during November 1968. It was decided to advertise the property for auction sale at the next regular meeting of the school board on December 5, 1968. The Eros High School buildings were not being used anymore for school purposes at the time. The school board transferred $1,000 from the general funds to the business education funds. (Ref: The Town Talk, Page 20, November 9, 1968)

The school has been abandoned since 1968. Today in July 2018 Eros High School continues to sit vacant and abandoned.

Eros High School is located at the junction of 2nd Street (LA 34) & Okaloosa Road, Eros, Louisiana.