{"id":9795,"date":"2026-07-04T21:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T21:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/?post_type=cpt_nops&#038;p=9795"},"modified":"2026-07-05T05:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T05:23:24","slug":"alfred-lawless","status":"publish","type":"cpt_nops","link":"https:\/\/oddusee.com\/nola\/nops-listing\/alfred-lawless\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Lawless"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9795\" class=\"elementor elementor-9795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"cpt_nops\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf1a2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cf1a2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2814145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2814145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alfred Lawless High School<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4706e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4706e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home of the Pythians<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8547f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8547f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLower Ninth Ward &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Established 1964 &nbsp;&bull;&nbsp; Maroon, Gold &amp; Robin&#8217;s-Egg Blue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca4dd8 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ca4dd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f77f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f77f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the School<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a03ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a03ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpened in 1964, Alfred Lawless was the first high school in the Lower Ninth Ward. It was named for educator Alfred Lawless, who fought for the right of Black children in New Orleans to a full education.<br><br>The school served about 900 students before Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Its campus was among the most heavily damaged in the city and never reopened as a high school \u2014 but the <strong>Pythians<\/strong> live on through their graduates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6f81e e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b6f81e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec625d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec625d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60487e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60487e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Founded:<\/strong> 1964<br><strong>Mascot:<\/strong> Pythians<br><strong>Colors:<\/strong> Maroon, Gold &amp; Robin&#8217;s-Egg Blue<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lower Ninth Ward<br><strong>Status:<\/strong> Closed after Hurricane Katrina (2005)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d042e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d042e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4c4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af4c4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reunion News &amp; Alumni<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3713e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3713e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPythians keep the legacy alive. Alfred Lawless graduated generations of lawyers, educators, entrepreneurs, and nurses \u2014 and its alumni still gather. 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