Shreveport’s Loyola College Prep Celebrates 113th Anniversary

November 3, 1902: The day the Shreveport school now known as Loyola College Prep opened its doors at 1564 Texas Avenue. The school, then known as St. John's, began with four priests and 32 students. The original building was a three-story structure in what was then the southwest part of the city.

St. John's was founded by Jesuit priests as an all-male institution. The school's name changed to Jesuit High in 1960, and to Loyola College Prep in 1982. The name honors the founder of the Jesuit order, St. Ignatius of Loyola. The school became co-ed in 1987.

LCP remains the only four-year Catholic high school in northwest Louisiana, its students, both Catholic and non-Catholic. Named one of the top 50 Catholic schools in the country, and voted Best Private School in Shreveport-Bossier, Loyola has a rich tradition of excellence, based on the principles of Academic Excellence, Faith in Action and Student Involvement.

The public is invited to learn more about Loyola’s history and high educational standards at the school’s fall open house, November 15, 2015 from 4 to 6pm at 921 Jordan Street, Shreveport.