Acadia Documents

Acadia Baptist (Louisiana)

Acadia Baptist located in Eunice, Louisiana was not an Indian boarding school as the other seven I have researched were.

Acadia was a Christian boarding school sponsored by the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Even so, it made a clear division between non-Indian and Indian students in its various yearbook publications and campus clubs, thus Indian identification of students was inherent in the school’s history.

What stands out about the presence of Indians at the school was that during the time of attendance of many Indian students in the 1940’s-1950’s, Indians were prohibited from attending most area schools, both at the high school and college/university level.

Acadia Baptist Academy, as it was formerly known, was founded in 1917 and closed its doors in 1973. It currently lives on as the Acadian Baptist Center, which is used as a gathering place for area community members.

The school has an active alumni association.