From 1933 to 1944, Gilbert Franklin Hennigan, then of DeRidder, was the school board president.
A strong advocate of public education, Hennigan worked to make McNeese State University in Lake Charles a four-year college and to pass legislation creating the state teacher retirement system.
From 1969 to 1992, Dorothy Sue Hill, the state representative for Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes, taught home economics for Beauregard Parish schools.
Her husband and legislative predecessor, Herman Ray Hill, was a teacher and coach for the school district.
[2] Military families associated with Fort Johnson, including those on and off post, may choose this district for education of dependents for grades 5-12.