Webster High School

Webster High School was a school for African Americans in Louisiana during segregation. It succeeded Webster Training School. History Schooling for African Americans in Webster Parish was in churches until 1922 when Schools Superintendent E. S. Richardson helped organize funding for Webster Training School with Rosenwald Schools funding. A wood frame building for the school was constructed on the eastern edge of town and it offered vocational training. By 1932 Webster Training Institute had several buildings and expanded course offerings. The Webster Parish Library established in 1929 delivered books to local schools including Webster Training School. A new school building was constructed for it in the 1950s. In 1959 a study comparing student performance in typewriting classes at the school was published. A 1962 document states construction of homes was taught at the school. Willie D. Moore attracted attention and drew comparison to Satchel Paige for his pitching prowess at Webster.