Centenary College of Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana is an undergraduate, liberal arts college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is one of 16 members of the Associated Colleges of the South. Centenary College of Louisiana is the oldest chartered liberal arts colleges west of the Mississippi River. The lineage of the college dates back to 1825, when the College of Louisiana opened in Jackson, Louisiana. The school enjoyed early success, but struggled financially until Centenary College of Clinton, Mississippi (founded 1839) agreed to merge with the Jackson campus, creating Centenary College of Louisiana in 1845. The college prospered until the beginning of the American Civil War. Three lines, written in a...