Central Lafourche High School

Central Lafourche High School (CLHS) is a public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Mathews, unincorporated Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, about 45 mi southwest of New Orleans. The school, which has a Raceland postal address, is one of three high schools in the Lafourche Parish Public Schools district.

It serves the communities of: Mathews, Raceland, Lockport, Lockport Heights, and Gheens as well as the Lafourche Parish section of Des Allemands.

History
The school is a consolidation of the former Raceland High School and Lockport High School. It was established by the Lafourche Parish School Board in 1965 as a three-year, co-educational senior high school. It was built at a cost of almost $4,000,000. The school became a reality with the 1966-1967 school session. Until the building was completed, the school was housed in temporary facilities on the campus of the former Lockport High School. The ninth grade and Pre G.E.D./Skills Option Programs were added to the Central Lafourche Curriculum in the 2001-2002 school year.

In 1968 the high school for black students, C.M. Washington High School, was dissolved due to racial integration. 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".

Athletics
Central Lafourche High athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The school competes interscholastically in several sports, including:


 * The Trojan Lancer Marching Band
 * Dance Team (Trojanettes)
 * Football
 * Baseball
 * Basketball
 * Bowling
 * Varsity cheer
 * Junior varsity cheer
 * Cross country
 * Fishing
 * Golf
 * Soccer
 * Softball
 * Swimming
 * Tennis
 * Track and field
 * Volleyball

Notable alumni

 * Tommy Hodson - LSU and NFL quarterback; four-time All SEC Team
 * Andrew Simoncelli - Nicholls State University associate professor; WWL-TV producer
 * Larry Wilson - Nicholls State basketball player and NBA draft pick