The following was taken from: "A History of St. John The Baptist Parish" by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jean M. EYRAUD and Donald J. MILLET; published in 1939 VIII. Superintendents (of St. John parish schools) St. John the Baptist parish points with pride to a long line of intelligent, farsighted and able superintendents who have brought the scholls to their present high stage of development. The first of these was Mr. Oscar PERRET, who established a number of one-room schools. In 1852, when and act of the Legislature abolished parish superintendents, Mr. PERRET resigned. Twenty-four hours later, Mr. Maximillen BECNEL was appointed and was responsible for white and negro children. (During the War Between the States, and during the Reconstruction period, white and negro children were expected to attend the same school) ------------------------------