Hurricane Bayou Church School, Franklin Parish, LA
Submitted by Thomas Moore
 
June 2001


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The first school in the community of Croville was held in 
the Hurricane Bayou Church, which was built in 1870.
There were twenty-five students taught by Captain W.P.
Powers. Captain W.P. Powers was born in Canada and came 
south during the Civil War to fight for the Confederacy.
After the war Captain Powers remained in Louisiana and in 
Franklin Parish. He taught school, became the proprietor
of The Franklin Sun news-paper, and for a short time was the 
postmaster in Winnsboro.

Like other schools of this period of history, the sessions
lasted from six weeks to three months. The weather, as
well as the financial condition of the parents of the pupils,
influenced the length of the school sessions. To support the
school and the teacher, a tuition fee of one to five dollars
was charged.