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  Our History

  January 1855	St. Landry Catholic Church pastors Gilbert Raymond and Francois Raymond began small classes in the church rectory for boys.
  October 1855	St. Mary’s Academy for boys was opened by Frs. Gilbert and Francois.
  October 1856	Marianites of Holy Cross opened the Academy of the Immaculate Conception for girls.
  1874	The Sisters of the Holy Family established St. Joseph’s School to then provide Catholic education for black students
  1895-1900	St. Mary’s Academy for boys was dissolved, and A.I.C. became co-educational.
  1921	St. Joseph’s School for black students was united to the newly-established Holy Ghost Church Parish, and was thus renamed Holy Ghost School.
  1953	The current building for A.I.C. (now OCS) was built on Prudhomme Street.
  1970	Bishop Schexnayder of the Diocese of Lafayette, ordered AIC and Holy Ghost School to combine and become one integrated Catholic school. Thus, Opelousas Catholic School was born.
  May 1972	This was the year of the first graduating class of Opelousas Catholic School.
  2006	The 150th Anniversary Capital Campaign got underway to raise funds for the aging facilities
  2009	Construction was completed for the renovation of all classrooms and the establishment of a new St. Agnes Chapel.