, ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Er ie ▁Street ▁and ▁Os ce ola ▁Street . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁name ▁and ▁location ▁were ▁proposed ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁High ▁School . ▁This ▁name ▁change ▁never ▁occurred , ▁but ▁the ▁school ▁did ▁move ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁on ▁Win bourne ▁A ve , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁This ▁move ▁and ▁expansion ▁became ▁necessary ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁en roll ment ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Legisl ature ▁adding ▁a ▁tw elf th ▁grade ▁to ▁school ▁curr icul ums ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁old ▁school ▁buildings ▁became ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁I str ou ma ▁Junior ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁were ▁later ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Being ▁located ▁in ▁North ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁School , ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters ▁of ▁blue ▁col lar ▁plant ▁workers . ▁Its ▁major ▁cross ▁town ▁rival ▁( until ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁was ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge ▁High ▁School . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁taken ▁over , ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁running ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Rec overy ▁School ▁District . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁I str ou ma ▁High ▁School ▁would ▁close ▁down ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1