▁players ▁include ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁W inner ▁and ▁L SU ▁& ▁NFL ▁star , ▁Billy ▁C annon . ▁C annon ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁All - American ▁before ▁gradu ating ▁and ▁going ▁to ▁L SU . ▁ ▁L SU ' s ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁T SN ▁All - American , ▁George ▁R ice , ▁also ▁graduated ▁from ▁I str ou ma . ▁ ▁School ▁closing ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁closed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ▁academic ▁school ▁years ▁due ▁to ▁repeated ▁failure ▁of ▁meeting ▁state ▁standards ▁and ▁dr astic ▁falling ▁en roll ment . ▁Most ▁students ▁who ▁would ▁tradition ally ▁attend ▁I str ou ma ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁attend ▁Capit ol ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁( ran ▁by ▁Friend ship ▁Public ▁Char ter ▁School ▁of ▁D . C .) ▁near ▁Dow nt own ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁char ter ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ▁academic ▁school ▁year ▁starting ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁fresh men ▁class ▁but ▁did ▁not . ▁ ▁School ▁re - open ing ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ ▁I str ou ma ▁re open ed ▁after ▁$ 2 4 . 1 ▁million ▁worth ▁of ▁renov ations ▁and ▁new ▁develop