There were private schools in the Larose and Cut Off areas as early as 1882. However, the first public school, the Larose Consolidated School, was not founded until January, 1916. The principal of the school was Mr. Charles Broussard, who served until 1918. Mr. W.F. Dunckelman became principal in 1919,and the first diploma was awarded in 1920. Mr. E.J. Bienvenu became principal in 1925 and served in that capacity until 1950. Cut Off School was built in 1927, and Mr. Calvin Bordelon became principal.

In September, 1950, a new high school was built to serve the Larose and Cut Off area; thus Larose-Cut Off High School had its beginning. Mr. Calvin Bordelon, who had been the principal of the Cut Off High School for 23 years, was appointed as the principal of the newly consolidated school; and Mr. E.J. Bienvenu, principal of the Larose High School since 1925, served as assistant principal. Mr. Bordelon served as principal for ten years.

In 1960, when Mr. Bordelon was promoted to supervisor, Mr. George Hebert became principal, and Mr. Bienvenu remained as his assistant.

The Larose-Cut Off High School was destined to be short-lived, for with the rapid increase in student enrollment and the need for increased curriculum offerings at the high school level, a broader consolidation was necessary. A centrally located high school was built to serve the whole of lower Lafourche Parish. In 1966, South Lafourche High School opened its class rooms to students from Larose-Cut Off and Golden Meadow High Schools. Mr. George Hebert, principal of Larose-Cut Off High School, became principal of South Lafourche High School.

In September of 1966, Larose-Cut Off Junior High, with Mr. Wilton Ordoyne as principal and Mr. Irvin Adams as assistant principal was established. The new junior high school was configured with five hundred and thirty-nine (539) seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students. In 1970, when Mr. Adams left to become principal of Cut Off Elementary, Mr. Rudy Guidroz became the assistant principal.

At the end of the 1979-80 school year, Mr. Wilton Ordoyne retired after thirteen years as principal. Mr. Eddie Blanchard became principal and Mr. Chris Bowman became the assistant principal when Mr. Guidroz became the principal of Cut Off Elementary School.

In order to relieve the over-crowded conditions at both Larose Lower Elementary and Larose-Cut Off Junior High the newly constructed Larose Lower Elementary was opened to students in grades K-4 at the beginning of the 1981-82 school year. The former Larose Elementary became Larose Middle School, serving students in grades 5,6, and 7. Larose-Cut Off Junior High was restructured to accommodate only the 8th and 9th grades.

At the beginning of the 1985-86 school year, Mr. Blanchard was promoted to Supervisor of Secondary Education for the parish. Mr. Philip Collins, former principal Of Galliano Junior High School, became the head administrator of Larose-Cut Off Junior High School.

When school began in 1990, L.C.O. once again welcomed its seventh grade teachers and students back to the junior high setting. Mr. Collins remained the principal, and Mr. Ron Briscoe replaced Mr. Chris Bowman, who had become transportation manager for the parish, as the assistant principal.

With the close of school in 1995, Mr. Collins retired after 32 years of service to the students of Lafourche Parish. Mr. Ron Briscoe replaced him as principal. Mr. John Rabb was appointed to take Mr. Briscoe's position as assistant principal.

At present, L.C.O. is still serving the seventh, eight, and ninth grade students. L.C.O. has six hundred and ten students and a staff of 73 which includes 41 teachers, 3 itinerate teachers [1-A.P.E., 1 French, and 1 T.A.G.], 1 counselor, 4 paraprofessionals, 1 bookkeeper, 5 janitors, 12 cooks, and 3 part-time office clerks. Of the 610 students that attend L.C.O., 256 or 42% are economically disadvantaged. The ethnic make-up of the student body includes 497 white(81.5%), 38 African-American(6.2%), 26 Asian(4.3%), 38 Native Americans(6.2%), and 11 Hispanic (1.5%) students. Presently, L.C.O. has 9(1.5%) students who are classified as limited English and/or language minority. Our average daily attendance for the 1997-98 school year was 93.4%.