Riverdale Academy (Louisiana)

Riverdale Academy is a private school in East Point, Louisiana, United States. Located outside Coushatta, Riverdale is the only private K-12 school in Red River Parish. The main building of Riverdale Academy was built in the 1920's as East Point School, a public K-8 school. In response to a desegregation order resulting from a 1966 court case (U.S. v. Red River Parish School Board, C.A. No. 12169, W.D. La., filed July, 1966) and population loss, numerous schools in Red River Parish had been consolidated or closed by 1970. East Point School was sold for $501.50 on January 8, 1970 to Florane House Movers, which then turned over the property to a parents group to form a new segregation academy.

Riverdale Academy (Louisiana)

Riverdale Academy is a private school in East Point, Louisiana, United States. Located outside Coushatta, Riverdale is the only private K-12 school in Red River Parish. The main building of Riverdale Academy was built in the 1920's as East Point School, a public K-8 school. In response to a desegregation order resulting from a 1966 court case (U.S. v. Red River Parish School Board, C.A. No. 12169, W.D. La., filed July, 1966) and population loss, numerous schools in Red River Parish had been consolidated or closed by 1970. East Point School was sold for $501.50 on January 8, 1970 to Florane House Movers, which then turned over the property to a parents group to form a new segregation academy.