Ellerbe Road School, School building in southeast Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Ellerbe Road School is a school building in rural southeast Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The property contains multiple vacant structures spread across a rural setting along Ellerbe Road in Shreveport.
The school was founded in 1957 as George Washington Carver High School to serve African American students. It closed in 1973 following school desegregation in the region.
The school carried white and green as official colors and adopted the Hornet as its emblem. These symbols remain connected to how local people remember this institution today.
The property is owned by the Caddo Parish School Board and sits along a rural road. Access is limited, so visitors should arrange permission before attempting to visit the site.
The site has drawn local attention since the 1980s for reports of unexplained sounds and activities inside the vacant buildings. These accounts have made it a subject of ongoing local conversation.
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