South Lafourche High School is a public secondary school in the Galliano census-designated place, an unincorporated area in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Galliano CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2. It has a Cut Off postal address.Home. South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. "16911 E Main Street Cut Off, LA 70345 "
A part of Lafourche Parish Public Schools, South Lafourche High currently serves the coastal towns and communities of:"SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BOUNDARIES ." Lafourche Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on December 2, 2016. Based on the text description of the school boundaries. Larose,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Larose CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2. Cut Off,"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Cut Off CDP, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. Pages: 1, 2. Galliano, and Golden Meadow."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Golden Meadow town, LA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 7, 2018. It is the result of the 1966 consolidation of the former Golden Meadow and Larose-Cut Off High Schools."The Origin of South Lafourche." South Lafourche High School. Retrieved on November 29, 2016. As a result, both former high schools were designated junior high schools and, in 2002, middle schools. South Lafourche High School was founded in 1966.
Originally South Lafourche only provided 10th to 12th grade. During the 2002–2003 school year the 9th grade was added and removed from the middle schools.
History
In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration. - See version at The Daily Comet Therefore, black students now attended the previously all-white school.
Between 2015 and 2016, according to the Louisiana State Department of Education rankings, this school's rank increased from a "B" to an "A".
In 2025, current student and local musician Sam Pugh released the album My Time in the Woods, continuing the school's history of student involvement in the local arts scene.
Athletics South Lafourche High athletics competes in the LHSAA.
South Lafourche High School sports include football, baseball, basketball, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, and volleyball.
State championships Football The South Lafourche football team won two state championships in 1971 and 1977. South Lafourche Tarpons Football, SLHS football history, accessed April 22, 2011
Boys' basketball The South Lafourche boys' basketball team won one Class 5A state championship in 1998 and was the 1999 Class 5A runner-up.
Notable alumni Bobby Hebert, former New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons quarterback. Ed Orgeron, former LSU Tigers football head coach. Joseph Orgeron, state representative
References
External links South Lafourche High School