AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL BUILDING REVIVAL
G. W. Griffin High School
East Carroll Parish
G. W. Griffin High School’s legacy starts with the East Carroll Baptist Association in Lake Providence, Louisiana. In 1898, East Carroll Baptist Association started East Carroll Normal and Industrial Institute. The school became known as G. W. Griffin High School in 1954 under the leadership of the principal General Trass Jr. The school still stands extant and in use today as Griffin Middle School.
G. W. Griffin High School
OPENED: 1954
CLOSED: N/A
OTHER NAMES OF SCHOOL: East Carroll Normal and Industrial Institute, Griffin Middle School
CURRENT USE: Middle school
1307 Gould Boulevard
Lake Providence, LA 71254
