AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
Madison Parish Training School
Ascension Parish
Madison Parish Training School operated as the primary school for people of color in Tallulah, Louisiana. Still, there were many single-room schools scattered across the parish and it wasn’t until after World War II that efforts were made to improve schools for African American children in the town. This included Madison Parish Training School, which had come to be known as Reuben McCall High School. Several war surplus buildings were bought at this time by the school board and served as the site for the high school. In 1950, a new brick building was constructed and this first site of Reuben McCall High School became known as Reuben McCall Junior High School. After becoming Reuben Junior High School, the school’s name was changed to Madison Middle School and later became an alternative school and was renamed Madison Alternative School. This alternative school closed in 2005 to merge into Madison Parish High School, along with Reuben McCall High School, where they used the facilities across from Reuben McCall High School for a year before using their new and current facilities.
Madison Parish Training School
OPENED: 1953
CLOSED: 2008
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: Reuben McCall High
School, Tallulah Academy
OTHER USES/CURRENT USE: Vacant
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 46,500 sf
PROPERTY OWNER: Unknown
