Old Lecompte High School and Museum

Old Lecompte High School and Museum Old LHS and Museum posts news, events and history about the Old School and the Lecompte community. Tours scheduled by appointment only.

Ron Schneider is the Museum Curator. Note: this is a private page run by Ron Schneider and is not the official page of the LHS Corporation or the Town of Lecompte. The Old Lecompte High School is run by the LHS Corporation board. The LHS Corporation has an elected president and officers. The school is owned by the Town of Lecompte who contracts with the LHS Corporation to run the school,

maintain it and make improvements. We have monthly board meetings to take care of old and new business. We are involved in lots of various projects at the school, including maintaining and expanding our museum rooms and collections. Almost all the former classrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors have been converted into museum rooms. The various rooms and venues are available for rent for wedding receptions, birthday parties, class reunions, proms, showers, etc. This page was made by Ron Schneider (Class of 1966) since March 18, 2013, and he is the Page Administrator (manager). Connie Lyles Thomas is the designated Page Editor. MAILING ADDRESS: P O Box 236, Lecompte, LA 71346

HARBINGERS OF FALL: Just for fun! This expansive group of very tall mushrooms (8-9 inches tall) are growing in the yar...
09/04/2026

HARBINGERS OF FALL: Just for fun! This expansive group of very tall mushrooms (8-9 inches tall) are growing in the yard of Evelyn Soderman, one of our LHS Corporation long-term board members. They remind us that Fall is coming and cooler less humid weather.

I have met so many interesting people and listened to their stories and answered their questions over the years. I hav...
09/03/2026

I have met so many interesting people and listened to their stories and answered their questions over the years. I have learned a lot of things I would not have known unless these people came for a tour or to try to find information about certain family members. I have done volunteer "work" at the Old Lecompte High School for 15 years and been the Museum Curator for the past 10 years. The museum has been open for about 33 years. We have thousands of items, artifacts, photos, etc. in 28 museum rooms plus the ornate 1923 auditorium. What a blessing all this has been in my life and I am grateful for the opportunity to have made an impact on the Museum. It is almost full in all the rooms. But there will be plenty of room if I have to start setting up display tables in the hallways! This is a photo of Sandy Holsomback Pannett. She has made 8 trips to the Museum in the past 10 years and her last trip last month will likely be her last. So we have worked for 10 years on the Frank Nolan Holsomback and Vietnam display table. We have a treasure in the Old LHS in the middle of our town. It belongs to the Town of Lecompte and her people. I arranged the 1st Annual Spring Open House this past April 2026 and I am planning the 1st Annual Fall Open House for Sept or early October 2026.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS DONATED TO OUR MILITARY HISTORY ROOM: a few weeks ago on August 19, 2026, Sandy Holsomback Pannett made...
09/02/2026

ADDITIONAL ITEMS DONATED TO OUR MILITARY HISTORY ROOM: a few weeks ago on August 19, 2026, Sandy Holsomback Pannett made another trip to Lecompte to make a few more donations to the display (an entire large table top full) honoring her younger brother Frank Nolan Holsomback, who was killed in Vietnam in 1965 at the age of 20. She had 2 of his Purple Heart medals placed in a shadow box and brought a few other framed photos to be displayed. Frank received 3 Purple Heart medals posthumously. 2 are in the shadowbox and 1 is in the professional scrapbook that Sandy had made for our display. She has made 8 trips to our Old LHS Museum in the past 10 years. So we have been working together on this project for that long! She says this is probably her last trip over here and she feels her tribute to her brother and the other Marines in his company, is complete. She lives in Houston and age is advancing upon her too. This last trip she was accompanied by a niece from Madisonville, a nephew from Pine Prairie and another nephew from Houston. She treated us all to lunch at Lea's after leaving the museum. We are very grateful for the time and thoughtfulness and all the items she has donated to our Military History room. It is the main display we have regarding the Vietnam war.

These are recent photos of our Collections Room Number Two. It is in the old study hall/library on the 3rd story east e...
09/02/2026

These are recent photos of our Collections Room Number Two. It is in the old study hall/library on the 3rd story east end. 3-4 years ago this big room was almost completely empty of museum items. You can see now that large room is almost completely full. I just recently posted photos of the 3 new 4ft X 8ft tables that the Town of Lecompte bought for the museum upon my request. I am already placing displays on those tables!

This book vending machine was bought using funds donated by the LHS Corporation in October 2025. Children earn tokens by...
08/30/2026

This book vending machine was bought using funds donated by the LHS Corporation in October 2025. Children earn tokens by good behavior and good study habits. They use the tokens to select a book that is theirs and that they can take home with them. Studies have shown that this type of system is an excellent motivator for good study habits in students. We need a PUBLIC LIBRARY in Lecompte to help our students achieve! This machine was installed at Carter C Raymond Jr High School.

We support our local schools. We know that a good education, reading skills and self-discipline are part of what helps ...
08/30/2026

We support our local schools. We know that a good education, reading skills and self-discipline are part of what helps to make for a successful life experience. Having a PUBLIC LIBRARY in Lecompte is essential! Help our students to succeed! Congratulations students! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19bvJzcLWL/

This is the history of public libraries in Lecompte according to the Rapides Parish Library website. Lecompte has had a...
08/30/2026

This is the history of public libraries in Lecompte according to the Rapides Parish Library website. Lecompte has had a public library since 1941. https://www.rpl.org/index.php/locations/johnson/
But the 2nd week in July 2026 Rapides Parish Library sent moving vans and cleared out all the books and contents of the Johnson Library, completely gutting the library that had been there for 33 years. Many people in the Lecompte community are doing all they can to get the library to return!

As most people know by now the LHS campus has reopened with all its programs except for the Johnson Library which remain...
08/29/2026

As most people know by now the LHS campus has reopened with all its programs except for the Johnson Library which remains closed and completely gutted of all its contents which have been removed by the Rapides Parish Library system and placed in storage somewhere. The Town is working on trying to negotiate a return and a re-opening. The 9 member Rapides Parish Police Jury appoints the 9 member Library Control Board, which appoints Rapides Parish Library Director (Celise Reece-Harper). Each police jury appoints a Library Control Board member from their district. Lecompte is in District F and our Police Jury is Oliver Ollie Overton. He has appointed Irene Hobbs to the Library Control Board. You can contact Mr. Overton easily and express your concern by contacting him at the Police Jury website: https://rppj.com/official/oliver-ollie-overton/ and you can contact Irene Hobbs at the Rapides Library website by email: https://www.rpl.org/index.php/about/board-of-control/ Mr Overton’s phone no is 473-6660.

LECOMPTE PROUD! Lecompte has a NEW new building for our Lecompte Police Department. You probably have already noticed ...
08/28/2026

LECOMPTE PROUD! Lecompte has a NEW new building for our Lecompte Police Department. You probably have already noticed that the old CLECO brick building by the railroad tracks has been remodeled and updated. It is the new home of our LPD. They had been housed in the old volunteer fire department building on the corner of Main St and St. Martin St. I went by the new building this past week and spoke with our Chief Fred Washington. He gave me a tour of the inside but asked me not to take photos of the interior for security reasons. The inside and outside has been totally redone and looks amazing. Office space, a kitchen, front desk area, etc. The tile floors have been refurbished and look brand new and shiny with coats of polyurethane. The 2 jail cells have been created in that space also. Chief Washington reminded me that when persons feel in danger or threatened we need to still call 911. LPD does not have a dispatcher, so calling 911 is the quickest way to get an officer on the scene. Also, between 12 midnight and 6 am there is no LPD on duty, but during that time the town is patrolled by a Sheriff's Department unit. During those early morning hours we still need to call 911. So the NEW LPD location is up and running. They still need to do a few touch-ups on the interior and still need to move a few heavy items from the old to the new location. CONGRATULATIONS TOWN OF LECOMPTE AND LECOMPTE POLICE DEPARTMENT. And THANK YOU Chief Washington for the tour and additional information for our citizens!! PS the new building even has covered parking area!!

What a wonderful way to start the new school year at Carter C Raymond Jr. High School! And thanks to Pastor Lemmon and ...
08/25/2026

What a wonderful way to start the new school year at Carter C Raymond Jr. High School! And thanks to Pastor Lemmon and to our School Board representative Marie Ashmore!! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BjsT1UDSu/

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2204 St. Charles Avenue/Town Of Lecompte, P O Box 649
Lecompte, LA
71346

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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