Rougon High School
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Rougon High School was a school located at 13258 Louisiana Highway 416
Louisiana Highway 416
Louisiana Highway 416 is a state highway in Louisiana. It spans east/west for .-Route description:LA 416 begins at an intersection with LA 415 in Pointe Coupee Parish, and heads due west approximately where it intersects LA 982. It continues west where it intersects LA 983. It continues...

 in the town of Rougon, Louisiana. The school's mascot was the Devils
Devil
The Devil is believed in many religions and cultures to be a powerful, supernatural entity that is the personification of evil and the enemy of God and humankind. The nature of the role varies greatly...

. The school was built in the early 1900's on land donated by the Rougon family. It was originally called Rougon Graded School, and was partly formed from the students of the old Bueche School located in Jarreau, Louisiana
Jarreau, Louisiana
Jarreau is an unincorporated community in the 7th Ward of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. Jarreau is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is a part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. The community is located on the banks of False River. It is...

. It was a high school in the Pointe Coupee Parish Public School system until after the 1990-91 school year, when the high school was closed down as part of a plan to combine all parish public schools into the newly formed Pointe Coupee Central High School
Pointe Coupee Central High School
Pointe Coupee Central High School is a public charter school located in the Labarre area of unincorporated Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States, on Louisiana Highway 1.The school's mailing address is actually listed as Morganza.-History:...

. The school had been somewhat of a powerhouse in track & field in the 1970s and 1980s. The school won LHSAA
Louisiana High School Athletic Association
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association is the agency which regulates and promotes the interscholastic athletic competitions of all high schools in the state of Louisiana.- Organization :...

state championships in track and field in Class C in 1975, 1976, and 1977. It won Class B state championships in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. The old Rougon High School building, which was built in 1940, is currently the home to Rougon Elementary School.
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