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List of Louisiana state high school football champions
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Below is a '''list of Louisiana state high school football champions''' sanctioned by various organizations since they began holding formal [[high school football]] state [[championship]] games in [[Louisiana]] in 1914. [[Secondary education in the United States|High schools]] in the state are currently divided between the [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association]], a small number of independent schools, and those private schools that choose to compete across state lines for [[Midsouth Association of Independent Schools]] honors. In the past schools also competed under the auspices of the Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization, the [[Louisiana Independent School Association]], the Louisiana Christian School Athletic Association, the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Independent Football Tournament.
==State Fair of Louisiana (1914–1915, 1917)==
Although numerous late-season games are known to have been hastily scheduled between prominent teams and informally dubbed "state championship" games back in high school football's early days,<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> these games were held without formal, independent third-party sponsors. The [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]-based [[State fair|State Fair]] of Louisiana, which was known to host football games in conjunction with the fair—the [[Red River State Fair Classic|Louisiana State Fair Classic]] for college teams, for example—also sponsored a series of games involving high school teams in the 1910s. Although earliest teams do not appear to have been billed as facing off for the state crown,<ref></ref> the fair began to promote later games as being for a formal state championship.<ref></ref> However, even these games did not necessarily resolve the issue of a true state champion—and indeed may have even actually helped generate further controversy—since the annual fair always scheduled its championship game participants well before the end of the high school football season (meaning that the games may have only reflected the best teams from the first half of the season).<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/>
The state fair was significantly impacted by multiple events during its 1918 term—including issues that concerned [[United States in World War I|World War I]] in general, and the mounting [[Spanish flu]] pandemic in particular—and in the face of efforts to scale back the fair or even cancel it outright,<ref></ref> it appears to have dropped its championship game in the process and never revived it (even after the passing of the uncertain times of the war and pandemic). Also, the newly-created LHSAA was largely rendering it obsolete any way.
Below is a listing of all state fair football champions.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
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| 1914<ref name="New Orleans Times-Picayune (Real Estate and Want Ad sec., p. 10)"></ref> || Shreveport
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| 1915*<ref></ref> || Shreveport
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| 1916** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
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| 1917<ref></ref><ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Notes: *—[[championship]] disputed ([[Baton Rouge Magnet High School|Baton Rouge High]] later maintained that shortly before game time Shreveport High acknowledged fielding an ineligible player, so BRHS only agreed to continue if the game would be re-designated as an informal exhibition game; neither SHS nor the State Fair of Louisiana is known to have been documented as having corroborated this claim);<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> **—Shreveport High lost a regular season game shortly after the state championship game had been scheduled, so the game was no longer billed as being for the championship after all<ref></ref>
==Louisiana High School Athletic Association (1916, 1920–1921, 1923–Present)==
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) was founded in 1915 to serve as an interscholastic governing organization<ref></ref> for [[White people|white]] [[State school|public high schools]] (since [[Independent school|private schools]] were not included, a similar, competing regional organization called the "Prep School Athletic Association" was formed for [[New Orleans]]-area private schools later on that same year<ref></ref>). Additional discussions continued on into 1916 for improving and strengthening the new body. Among the earliest controversies that the fledgling LHSAA would be called upon to resolve were competing claims to the 1916 football crown. Shreveport High School's regular season [[shutout]] loss to Minden High School suddenly made the state fair's previously-scheduled game between SHS and [[Warren Easton Charter High School|Warren Easton High School]] seem far less useful for determining the state championship. Minden and Easton quickly attempted to fit a replacement match into their existing schedules, but no firm playing date could be arranged; the LHSAA ended up siding with Easton's claim to the title.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The LHSAA also faced much more serious issues in its early years, with older students enrolling in the military for the war effort and with flu victims in general. Numerous teams were disbanded and games canceled during the outbreak, and a travel ban greatly limited the remaining active teams.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The association split into classifications based upon enrollment numbers in 1921.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> Private schools (1929)<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> and [[African American]] schools (1968) were later extended membership.<ref></ref> In 2013 the association moved schools that had a selected student body into separate divisions.
Below is a listing of all LHSAA football champions since its founding.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
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| 1916*<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
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| 1917** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1918** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1919** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1920<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Notes: *—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but declared champion instead; **—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but also declined to declare champions
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class A
|-
| 1921 || Easton (New Orleans)
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| 1922* || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
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| 1923** || Morgan City
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| 1924** || Haynesville
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| 1925** || Ruston
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| 1926 || Byrd (Shreveport)
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| 1927 || Bastrop
|-
|}
Notes: *—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but also declined to declare champion; **—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but declared champions instead
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1928 || Homer || Kentwood
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| 1929 || Haynesville || Rayville
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| 1930 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Jonesboro
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| 1931 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Rayville
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| 1932 || Lake Charles || Tallulah
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| 1933 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Tallulah
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| 1934 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Tallulah
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| 1935 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Vinton
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| 1936 || Haynesville || Vinton
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class AA !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1937 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Homer || Columbia
|-
| 1938 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Minden || LaGrange
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| 1939* || Jennings || Homer || Kentwood
|-
| 1940 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Ponchatoula || Arcadia
|-
| 1941 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Ruston || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1942 || Easton (New Orleans) || Bossier || Landry (Lake Charles)
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| 1943 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Sulphur || Waterproof
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| 1944 || Baton Rouge || Sulphur || Slidell
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| 1945 || Holy Cross (New Orleans) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Slidell
|-
| 1946 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Sulphur || Tallulah
|-
| 1947 || Bogalusa || Ruston || Baker
|-
| 1948 || Fortier (New Orleans) || Bossier || Tallulah
|-
| 1949 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Destrehan || Hahnville (Boutte)
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| 1950 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Baker || Clinton
|-
| 1951 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Ruston || Delhi
|-
| 1952 || Fair Park (Shreveport) || Springhill || Kenner
|-
| 1953 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Westlake || Ferriday
|-
|}
Note: *—Class A championship game tie broken by total [[Down (gridiron football)|first downs]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class AAA !! Class AA !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1954 || Lake Charles || Minden || Ferriday || Donaldsonville
|-
| 1955 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Ferriday || Holy Name (New Orleans)
|-
| 1956 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Minden || Ferriday || Mangham
|-
| 1957 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Morgan City || Tallulah || Delhi
|-
| 1958 || Lake Charles || Reserve || Tallulah || Greensburg
|-
| 1959 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || St. Francis (Houma) || St. James
|-
| 1960 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Pineville || Tallulah || St. James
|-
| 1961 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Tallulah || Oberlin
|-
| 1962 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Catholic (New Iberia) || Clinton
|-
| 1963 || Holy Cross (New Orleans) || Minden || Amite || Lockport
|-
| 1964 || Baton Rouge || Assumption (Napoleonville) || Lockport || Ridgewood Prep (Metairie)
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| 1965 || Sulphur || Larose–Cutoff (Larose) || Landry (Lake Charles) || Arcadia
|-
| 1966 || Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) || Central || Buras || St. James
|-
| 1967 || Airline (Bossier City) || Loyola Prep (Shreveport) || Kinder || Sacred Heart (Ville Platte)
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| 1968 || Woodlawn (Shreveport) || Hahnville (Boutte) || White (Thibodaux) || Clinton
|-
| 1969 || Bogalusa || Natchitoches || White (Thibodaux) || Kentwood
|-
|}
[[Image:Mercedes-Benz Superdome Poydras bike.JPG|225px|right|thumb|The [[Mercedes–Benz Superdome]]: a regular venue for [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|LHSAA]] state championship football games since 1981.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class AAAA !! Class AAA !! Class AA !! Class A
|-
| 1970 || West Jefferson (Harvey) || Hammond || Haynesville || Elton
|-
| 1971* || Brother Martin (New Orleans) || South Lafourche (Cut Off) || Haynesville || Second Ward (Edgard)
|-
| 1972** || Neville (Monroe) || Hahnville (Boutte) || Boston (Lake Charles) || Second Ward (Edgard)
|-
| 1973 || Captain Shreve (Shreveport) || Destrehan || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1974 || Tara (Baton Rouge) || Richwood (Monroe) || Opelousas Catholic || University Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1975 || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Gilbert
|-
| 1976 || Covington || Loyola Prep (Shreveport) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Hanson (Franklin)
|-
| 1977 || South Lafourche (Cut Off) || Haughton || Curtis (River Ridge) || St. Mary (Natchitoches)
|-
| 1978 || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Kinder || Catholic (New Roads)
|-
| 1979† || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || St. James || Curtis (River Ridge) || Port Sulphur
|-
| 1980 || East St. John (Reserve) || Minden || Curtis (River Ridge) || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1981 || Ehret (Marrero) || St. Martinville || Curtis (River Ridge) || Port Sulphur
|-
| 1982 || Ruston || Eunice || Winnfield || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1983 || Neville (Monroe) || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Kentwood
|-
| 1984 || Neville (Monroe) || St. Martinville || Curtis (River Ridge) || Haynesville
|-
| 1985 || Ehret (Marrero) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Springhill || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 1986‡ || Ruston || Wossman (Monroe) || Kentwood || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1987 || Shaw (Marrero) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Haynesville
|-
| 1988 || Ruston || Curtis (River Ridge) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || University Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1989 || Ouachita (Monroe) || Crowley || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Oak Grove
|-
| 1990 || Ruston || Curtis (River Ridge) || Buras || Haynesville
|-
|}
Notes: *—Class AA championship game tie broken by total first downs; **—Class AAA championship game tie broken by total first downs; †—Class AAA championship game determined by [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]]; ‡—Class AAAA championship game determined by overtime
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class 5A !! Class 4A !! Class 3A !! Class 2A !! Class 1A
|-
| 1991* || Thibodaux || South Terrebonne (Bourg) || Mansfield || Haynesville || Oak Grove
|-
| 1992* || Carencro || Hahnville (Boutte) || Jennings || Coushatta || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1993** || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Karr (New Orleans) || Haynesville || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1994 || Hahnville (Boutte) || Salmen (Slidell) || Amite || Haynesville || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1995 || Neville (Monroe) || Salmen (Slidell) || Cecilia (Breaux Bridge) || Haynesville || Logansport
|-
| 1996† || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Haynesville || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1997 || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe) || Kentwood
|-
| 1998 || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || West St. John (Edgard) || Kentwood
|-
| 1999 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Amite || Iota || Oak Grove
|-
| 2000 || West Monroe || Salmen (Slidell) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe) || Haynesville
|-
| 2001 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Farmerville || Oak Grove
|-
| 2002 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Port Barre || Port Sulphur
|-
| 2003 || Hahnville (Boutte) || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Lutcher || West St. John (Edgard) || Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville)
|-
| 2004 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Amite || West St. John (Edgard) || Dunham (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2005‡ || West Monroe || Breaux Bridge || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 2006 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Bastrop || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 2007 || Destrehan || Bastrop || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || South Plaquemines (Buras)
|-
| 2008 || Destrehan || Belle Chasse || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || South Plaquemines (Buras)
|-
| 2009 || West Monroe || Neville (Monroe) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Haynesville
|-
| 2010§ || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Franklinton || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || White Castle
|-
| 2011 || West Monroe || Neville (Monroe) || St. Charles (LaPlace) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 2012 || Rummel (Metairie) || Karr (New Orleans) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
|}
Notes: *—Class 5A championship games determined by overtime; **Class 3A championship game determined by overtime; †—Class 1A championship game determined by double-overtime; ‡—Class 4A championship determined by [[Forfeit (sport)|forfeit]]; §—Class 4A championship game determined by overtime
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Non-select<br>Class 5A !! Non-select<br>Class 4A !! Non-select<br>Class 3A !! Non-select<br>Class 2A !! Non-select<br>Class 1A !! Select<br>Division I !! Select<br>Division II !! Select<br>Division III !! Select<br>Division IV
|-
| 2013* || Acadiana (Lafayette) || East Jefferson (Harvey) || Union (Farmerville) || Kinder || Haynesville || Rummel (Metairie) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Calvary Baptist (Shreveport) || Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville)
|-
| 2014 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Neville (Monroe) || Livonia || Many || Haynesville || Jesuit (New Orleans) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Calvary Baptist (Shreveport) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 2015** || Zachary || Neville (Monroe) || Lutcher || Kinder || Kentwood || Catholic (Baton Rouge) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || St. Mary (Natchitoches)
|-
| 2016** || Landry–Walker (New Orleans) || Karr (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Sterlington (Monroe) || Logansport || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || St. Thomas More (Lafayette) || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Ascension Episcopal (Youngsville)
|-
| 2017 || Zachary || Karr (New Orleans) || West Feliciana (St. Francisville) || Welsh || West St. John (Edgard) || Catholic (Baton Rouge) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Catholic (New Iberia) || Lafayette Christian
|-
| 2018 || Zachary || Karr (New Orleans) || Eunice || Amite || Kentwood || Curtis (River Ridge) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Lafayette Christian
|-
| 2019 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Karr (New Orleans) || St. James || Ferriday || Oak Grove || Rummel (Metairie) || St. Thomas More (Lafayette) || Lafayette Christian || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
|}
Notes: *—Non-select Class 3A championship game determined by double-overtime and Select Division II championship determined by forfeit; **—Select Division IV championship determined by forfeit
==Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization (1950–1970)==
The Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Association was created for black high schools in 1935, after a merger of two regional interscholastic organizations.<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com"></ref> Although black schools were known to claim state championships prior to 1950,<ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"></ref> these claims were apparently somewhat mythical in nature. In 1950, after rechristening itself as the "Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization" (LAILO), it openly worked with the LHSAA to restructure itself from a coordinating body into more of a governing body, with stronger rules and enforcement power. It also began formally sponsoring football championships in the process.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The LIALO was eventually merged into the LHSAA after the 1970 season, as part of [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] efforts in the [[New South]]. However, the LHSAA is apparently in possession of few archival records from the organization.<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com"/>
Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class !! School
|-
| 1950<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Washington (New Orleans)
|-
| 1951<ref></ref> || A || Winn Training (Winnfield)
|-
| 1952 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1953 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1954 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1955<ref></ref> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Capitol (Baton Rouge)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1956*<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"></ref><ref></ref><ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| AA || Landry (New Orleans)
|-
| 1957<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| 1958<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| 1959<ref></ref> || AAA || Landry (New Orleans)
|-
| 1960<ref></ref> || AA || Levy (Rosedale)
|-
| 1961<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"></ref> || AAA ||Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| 1962<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"/> || AAA || Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| 1963<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"/><ref name="louisianaweekly.com"></ref> || AAA ||St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| 1964<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 6, p. 5)"></ref> || AAA || Washington (Shreveport)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1965<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 6, p. 5)"/><ref name="louisianaweekly.com"/><ref></ref><ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || AAA || St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| <small>''(not available)''</small> || Ray (Angie)
|-
| <small>''(not available)''</small> || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1966<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> || AAA || St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| AA || Richardson (West Monroe)
|-
| 1967<ref></ref> || AAA || Lincoln (Marrero)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1968<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| AA || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1969<ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Princeton (Shreveport)
|-
| 1970<ref></ref> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Washington (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Note: *—Class AAA championship game tie broken by total first downs
[[Image:LISA LOGO.JPG|225px|right|thumb|The [[Louisiana Independent School Association|LISA]] logo.]]
==Louisiana Independent School Association (1970–1991)==
In 1970 a number of private schools, many of which could probably be classified as [[Segregation academy|segregation academies]], formed the Louisiana Independent School Association (LISA). The LISA also included at least one [[Arkansas]] school.<ref name="14-0productions.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> When the LISA disbanded many of its member schools joined the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools.
Below is a listing of all LISA football champions.<ref name="14-0productions.com"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 1970 || Valley Forge Academy (Amite)
|-
| 1971 || Huntington (Ferriday)
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class AA !! Class A
|-
| 1972 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1973 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Natchitoches Academy
|-
| 1974 || Silliman Institute (Clinton) || Southwood Academy (Hammond)
|-
| 1975 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Belmont Academy (Opelousas)
|-
| 1976 || Barthe (New Orleans) || East Ascension Academy (Gonzales)
|-
| 1977 || Riverfield Academy (Rayville) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1978 || Southwood Academy (Hammond) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1979 || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1980 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1981 || Plain Dealing Academy || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1982 || Valley Forge Academy (Amite) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1983 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Bowling Green (Franklinton)
|-
| 1984 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Ridgedale Academy (West Monroe)
|-
| 1985 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || First Baptist Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1986 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Plain Dealing Academy
|-
| 1987 || Ridgedale Academy (West Monroe) || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1988 || Prairie View Academy (Bastrop) || Plain Dealing Academy
|-
| 1989 || False River Academy (New Roads) || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
| 1990 || River Oaks (Monroe) || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1991 || Riverfield Academy (Rayville) || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
|}
==Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (1988–Present)==
The Mississippi Private School Association was formed in 1968, and individual Louisiana schools have been participating in it since at least 1988.<ref name="14-0productions.com"/> When the LISA disbanded after the 1991–92 school year, a number of former LISA schools joined it. The association changed its name to the "Mississippi Association of Independent Schools" in 2009, and then to the "Midsouth Association of Independent Schools" in 2019 to more fully reflect its member institutions from [[Alabama]], Arkansas, Louisiana, [[Mississippi]], and [[Tennessee]].
Below is a listing of all Louisiana-based MAIS football champions.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class !! School
|-
| 1992 || A || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1996 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| 1997 || AA || Bowling Green (Franklinton)
|-
| 2001 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| 2002 || AA || Oak Forest Academy (Amite)
|-
| 2004 || A || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 2005 || A || River Oaks (Monroe)
|-
| 2007 || A || Glenbrook Academy (Minden)
|-
| 2010 || AA || River Oaks (Monroe)
|-
| 2014 || AAA–II || Oak Forest Academy (Amite)
|-
| 2015 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || AAAA || Riverfield Academy (Rayville)
|-
| A || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
|}
==Louisiana Christian School Athletic Association (2006–2011)==
The Louisiana Christian School Athletic Association (LCSAA) began competition during the 1981–82 school year,<ref></ref><ref name="iberianet.com"></ref> with formal championship competition between its 24 member schools coming during the 1984–85 term. Although very similar in nature to the make up of the LISA, it differed slightly in that LISA schools tended to be larger [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christian]] [[Academy (educational institution)|academies]] concentrated within Protestant-majority [[North Louisiana]]<ref name="14-0productions.com"/> while LCSAA schools—also largely Protestant academies—were more often clustered in Louisiana's predominantly [[Catholic Church in the United State|Catholic]] [[Acadiana]] region, giving its schools much fewer potential students to draw from.<ref></ref> With smaller schools than the LISA, it initially could not sustain football programs. It did eventually attempt to add football as a league sport starting with the 2006 season.<ref name="Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9)"></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 2006<ref name="Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9)"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2007<ref></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2008<ref></ref> || Lighthouse Christian Prep (Abbeville)
|-
| 2009<ref></ref> || Breaux Bridge Christian Academy
|-
| 2010<ref></ref> || Covenant Christian Academy (Houma)
|-
| 2011<ref></ref> || Covenant Christian Academy (Houma)
|-
|}
==Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (2012–2014)==
In 2012 the LCSAA was "reformed" as the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (ACEL). It featured two "divisions" for football, including one for [[eight-man football]] with 7 schools competing.<ref name="iberianet.com"/> However, after three seasons it no longer had enough schools sustaining eleven-man football teams to warrant sanctioning further championship competition and, as of the 2019 season, has not resumed sponsoring the sport.<ref></ref> However, with five schools still fielding eight-man teams, the ACEL has been able to continue to fostering competition for that particular form of the sport.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 2012<ref></ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
|-
| 2013<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2014<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
|}
==Louisiana Independent Football Tournament (2015–Present)==
With the ACEL membership no longer fielding enough eleven-man football teams to merit additional formal championships, some remaining teams went outside the association to continue participating in championship competition.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 2015<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2016<ref></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2017<ref name="1037thegame.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
|-
| 2018<ref name="1037thegame.com"/> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
|-
| 2019<ref></ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
|-
|}
==References==
[[Category:Louisiana sports-related lists]]
==State Fair of Louisiana (1914–1915, 1917)==
Although numerous late-season games are known to have been hastily scheduled between prominent teams and informally dubbed "state championship" games back in high school football's early days,<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> these games were held without formal, independent third-party sponsors. The [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]]-based [[State fair|State Fair]] of Louisiana, which was known to host football games in conjunction with the fair—the [[Red River State Fair Classic|Louisiana State Fair Classic]] for college teams, for example—also sponsored a series of games involving high school teams in the 1910s. Although earliest teams do not appear to have been billed as facing off for the state crown,<ref></ref> the fair began to promote later games as being for a formal state championship.<ref></ref> However, even these games did not necessarily resolve the issue of a true state champion—and indeed may have even actually helped generate further controversy—since the annual fair always scheduled its championship game participants well before the end of the high school football season (meaning that the games may have only reflected the best teams from the first half of the season).<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/>
The state fair was significantly impacted by multiple events during its 1918 term—including issues that concerned [[United States in World War I|World War I]] in general, and the mounting [[Spanish flu]] pandemic in particular—and in the face of efforts to scale back the fair or even cancel it outright,<ref></ref> it appears to have dropped its championship game in the process and never revived it (even after the passing of the uncertain times of the war and pandemic). Also, the newly-created LHSAA was largely rendering it obsolete any way.
Below is a listing of all state fair football champions.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 1914<ref name="New Orleans Times-Picayune (Real Estate and Want Ad sec., p. 10)"></ref> || Shreveport
|-
| 1915*<ref></ref> || Shreveport
|-
| 1916** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1917<ref></ref><ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Notes: *—[[championship]] disputed ([[Baton Rouge Magnet High School|Baton Rouge High]] later maintained that shortly before game time Shreveport High acknowledged fielding an ineligible player, so BRHS only agreed to continue if the game would be re-designated as an informal exhibition game; neither SHS nor the State Fair of Louisiana is known to have been documented as having corroborated this claim);<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> **—Shreveport High lost a regular season game shortly after the state championship game had been scheduled, so the game was no longer billed as being for the championship after all<ref></ref>
==Louisiana High School Athletic Association (1916, 1920–1921, 1923–Present)==
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) was founded in 1915 to serve as an interscholastic governing organization<ref></ref> for [[White people|white]] [[State school|public high schools]] (since [[Independent school|private schools]] were not included, a similar, competing regional organization called the "Prep School Athletic Association" was formed for [[New Orleans]]-area private schools later on that same year<ref></ref>). Additional discussions continued on into 1916 for improving and strengthening the new body. Among the earliest controversies that the fledgling LHSAA would be called upon to resolve were competing claims to the 1916 football crown. Shreveport High School's regular season [[shutout]] loss to Minden High School suddenly made the state fair's previously-scheduled game between SHS and [[Warren Easton Charter High School|Warren Easton High School]] seem far less useful for determining the state championship. Minden and Easton quickly attempted to fit a replacement match into their existing schedules, but no firm playing date could be arranged; the LHSAA ended up siding with Easton's claim to the title.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The LHSAA also faced much more serious issues in its early years, with older students enrolling in the military for the war effort and with flu victims in general. Numerous teams were disbanded and games canceled during the outbreak, and a travel ban greatly limited the remaining active teams.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The association split into classifications based upon enrollment numbers in 1921.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> Private schools (1929)<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> and [[African American]] schools (1968) were later extended membership.<ref></ref> In 2013 the association moved schools that had a selected student body into separate divisions.
Below is a listing of all LHSAA football champions since its founding.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 1916*<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
| 1917** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1918** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1919** || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1920<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Notes: *—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but declared champion instead; **—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but also declined to declare champions
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class A
|-
| 1921 || Easton (New Orleans)
|-
| 1922* || <small>''(no champion)''</small>
|-
| 1923** || Morgan City
|-
| 1924** || Haynesville
|-
| 1925** || Ruston
|-
| 1926 || Byrd (Shreveport)
|-
| 1927 || Bastrop
|-
|}
Notes: *—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but also declined to declare champion; **—association withheld formal sanctioning of postseason games but declared champions instead
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1928 || Homer || Kentwood
|-
| 1929 || Haynesville || Rayville
|-
| 1930 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Jonesboro
|-
| 1931 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Rayville
|-
| 1932 || Lake Charles || Tallulah
|-
| 1933 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Tallulah
|-
| 1934 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Tallulah
|-
| 1935 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Vinton
|-
| 1936 || Haynesville || Vinton
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class AA !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1937 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Homer || Columbia
|-
| 1938 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Minden || LaGrange
|-
| 1939* || Jennings || Homer || Kentwood
|-
| 1940 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Ponchatoula || Arcadia
|-
| 1941 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Ruston || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1942 || Easton (New Orleans) || Bossier || Landry (Lake Charles)
|-
| 1943 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Sulphur || Waterproof
|-
| 1944 || Baton Rouge || Sulphur || Slidell
|-
| 1945 || Holy Cross (New Orleans) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Slidell
|-
| 1946 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Sulphur || Tallulah
|-
| 1947 || Bogalusa || Ruston || Baker
|-
| 1948 || Fortier (New Orleans) || Bossier || Tallulah
|-
| 1949 || Byrd (Shreveport) || Destrehan || Hahnville (Boutte)
|-
| 1950 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Baker || Clinton
|-
| 1951 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Ruston || Delhi
|-
| 1952 || Fair Park (Shreveport) || Springhill || Kenner
|-
| 1953 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Westlake || Ferriday
|-
|}
Note: *—Class A championship game tie broken by total [[Down (gridiron football)|first downs]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class AAA !! Class AA !! Class A !! Class B
|-
| 1954 || Lake Charles || Minden || Ferriday || Donaldsonville
|-
| 1955 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Ferriday || Holy Name (New Orleans)
|-
| 1956 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Minden || Ferriday || Mangham
|-
| 1957 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Morgan City || Tallulah || Delhi
|-
| 1958 || Lake Charles || Reserve || Tallulah || Greensburg
|-
| 1959 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || St. Francis (Houma) || St. James
|-
| 1960 || Jesuit (New Orleans) || Pineville || Tallulah || St. James
|-
| 1961 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Tallulah || Oberlin
|-
| 1962 || Istrouma (Baton Rouge) || Neville (Monroe) || Catholic (New Iberia) || Clinton
|-
| 1963 || Holy Cross (New Orleans) || Minden || Amite || Lockport
|-
| 1964 || Baton Rouge || Assumption (Napoleonville) || Lockport || Ridgewood Prep (Metairie)
|-
| 1965 || Sulphur || Larose–Cutoff (Larose) || Landry (Lake Charles) || Arcadia
|-
| 1966 || Broadmoor (Baton Rouge) || Central || Buras || St. James
|-
| 1967 || Airline (Bossier City) || Loyola Prep (Shreveport) || Kinder || Sacred Heart (Ville Platte)
|-
| 1968 || Woodlawn (Shreveport) || Hahnville (Boutte) || White (Thibodaux) || Clinton
|-
| 1969 || Bogalusa || Natchitoches || White (Thibodaux) || Kentwood
|-
|}
[[Image:Mercedes-Benz Superdome Poydras bike.JPG|225px|right|thumb|The [[Mercedes–Benz Superdome]]: a regular venue for [[Louisiana High School Athletic Association|LHSAA]] state championship football games since 1981.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class AAAA !! Class AAA !! Class AA !! Class A
|-
| 1970 || West Jefferson (Harvey) || Hammond || Haynesville || Elton
|-
| 1971* || Brother Martin (New Orleans) || South Lafourche (Cut Off) || Haynesville || Second Ward (Edgard)
|-
| 1972** || Neville (Monroe) || Hahnville (Boutte) || Boston (Lake Charles) || Second Ward (Edgard)
|-
| 1973 || Captain Shreve (Shreveport) || Destrehan || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1974 || Tara (Baton Rouge) || Richwood (Monroe) || Opelousas Catholic || University Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1975 || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Gilbert
|-
| 1976 || Covington || Loyola Prep (Shreveport) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Hanson (Franklin)
|-
| 1977 || South Lafourche (Cut Off) || Haughton || Curtis (River Ridge) || St. Mary (Natchitoches)
|-
| 1978 || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Kinder || Catholic (New Roads)
|-
| 1979† || St. Augustine (New Orleans) || St. James || Curtis (River Ridge) || Port Sulphur
|-
| 1980 || East St. John (Reserve) || Minden || Curtis (River Ridge) || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1981 || Ehret (Marrero) || St. Martinville || Curtis (River Ridge) || Port Sulphur
|-
| 1982 || Ruston || Eunice || Winnfield || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1983 || Neville (Monroe) || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Kentwood
|-
| 1984 || Neville (Monroe) || St. Martinville || Curtis (River Ridge) || Haynesville
|-
| 1985 || Ehret (Marrero) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Springhill || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 1986‡ || Ruston || Wossman (Monroe) || Kentwood || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1987 || Shaw (Marrero) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Haynesville
|-
| 1988 || Ruston || Curtis (River Ridge) || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || University Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1989 || Ouachita (Monroe) || Crowley || Jonesboro–Hodge (Jonesboro) || Oak Grove
|-
| 1990 || Ruston || Curtis (River Ridge) || Buras || Haynesville
|-
|}
Notes: *—Class AA championship game tie broken by total first downs; **—Class AAA championship game tie broken by total first downs; †—Class AAA championship game determined by [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]]; ‡—Class AAAA championship game determined by overtime
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class 5A !! Class 4A !! Class 3A !! Class 2A !! Class 1A
|-
| 1991* || Thibodaux || South Terrebonne (Bourg) || Mansfield || Haynesville || Oak Grove
|-
| 1992* || Carencro || Hahnville (Boutte) || Jennings || Coushatta || Ascension Catholic (Donaldsonville)
|-
| 1993** || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Karr (New Orleans) || Haynesville || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1994 || Hahnville (Boutte) || Salmen (Slidell) || Amite || Haynesville || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1995 || Neville (Monroe) || Salmen (Slidell) || Cecilia (Breaux Bridge) || Haynesville || Logansport
|-
| 1996† || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Haynesville || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1997 || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe) || Kentwood
|-
| 1998 || West Monroe || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || West St. John (Edgard) || Kentwood
|-
| 1999 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Amite || Iota || Oak Grove
|-
| 2000 || West Monroe || Salmen (Slidell) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe) || Haynesville
|-
| 2001 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Farmerville || Oak Grove
|-
| 2002 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Port Barre || Port Sulphur
|-
| 2003 || Hahnville (Boutte) || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Lutcher || West St. John (Edgard) || Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville)
|-
| 2004 || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Amite || West St. John (Edgard) || Dunham (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2005‡ || West Monroe || Breaux Bridge || Redemptorist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 2006 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Bastrop || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 2007 || Destrehan || Bastrop || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || South Plaquemines (Buras)
|-
| 2008 || Destrehan || Belle Chasse || Lutcher || Curtis (River Ridge) || South Plaquemines (Buras)
|-
| 2009 || West Monroe || Neville (Monroe) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || Haynesville
|-
| 2010§ || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Franklinton || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || White Castle
|-
| 2011 || West Monroe || Neville (Monroe) || St. Charles (LaPlace) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 2012 || Rummel (Metairie) || Karr (New Orleans) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Curtis (River Ridge) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
|}
Notes: *—Class 5A championship games determined by overtime; **Class 3A championship game determined by overtime; †—Class 1A championship game determined by double-overtime; ‡—Class 4A championship determined by [[Forfeit (sport)|forfeit]]; §—Class 4A championship game determined by overtime
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Non-select<br>Class 5A !! Non-select<br>Class 4A !! Non-select<br>Class 3A !! Non-select<br>Class 2A !! Non-select<br>Class 1A !! Select<br>Division I !! Select<br>Division II !! Select<br>Division III !! Select<br>Division IV
|-
| 2013* || Acadiana (Lafayette) || East Jefferson (Harvey) || Union (Farmerville) || Kinder || Haynesville || Rummel (Metairie) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Calvary Baptist (Shreveport) || Vermilion Catholic (Abbeville)
|-
| 2014 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Neville (Monroe) || Livonia || Many || Haynesville || Jesuit (New Orleans) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Calvary Baptist (Shreveport) || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
| 2015** || Zachary || Neville (Monroe) || Lutcher || Kinder || Kentwood || Catholic (Baton Rouge) || Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || St. Mary (Natchitoches)
|-
| 2016** || Landry–Walker (New Orleans) || Karr (New Orleans) || Lutcher || Sterlington (Monroe) || Logansport || Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport) || St. Thomas More (Lafayette) || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Ascension Episcopal (Youngsville)
|-
| 2017 || Zachary || Karr (New Orleans) || West Feliciana (St. Francisville) || Welsh || West St. John (Edgard) || Catholic (Baton Rouge) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Catholic (New Iberia) || Lafayette Christian
|-
| 2018 || Zachary || Karr (New Orleans) || Eunice || Amite || Kentwood || Curtis (River Ridge) || University Lab (Baton Rouge) || Notre Dame (Crowley) || Lafayette Christian
|-
| 2019 || Acadiana (Lafayette) || Karr (New Orleans) || St. James || Ferriday || Oak Grove || Rummel (Metairie) || St. Thomas More (Lafayette) || Lafayette Christian || Ouachita Christian (Monroe)
|-
|}
Notes: *—Non-select Class 3A championship game determined by double-overtime and Select Division II championship determined by forfeit; **—Select Division IV championship determined by forfeit
==Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization (1950–1970)==
The Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Association was created for black high schools in 1935, after a merger of two regional interscholastic organizations.<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com"></ref> Although black schools were known to claim state championships prior to 1950,<ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"></ref> these claims were apparently somewhat mythical in nature. In 1950, after rechristening itself as the "Louisiana Interscholastic Athletic and Literary Organization" (LAILO), it openly worked with the LHSAA to restructure itself from a coordinating body into more of a governing body, with stronger rules and enforcement power. It also began formally sponsoring football championships in the process.<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> The LIALO was eventually merged into the LHSAA after the 1970 season, as part of [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] efforts in the [[New South]]. However, the LHSAA is apparently in possession of few archival records from the organization.<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com"/>
Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Class !! School
|-
| 1950<ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Washington (New Orleans)
|-
| 1951<ref></ref> || A || Winn Training (Winnfield)
|-
| 1952 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1953 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1954 || <small>''(not available)''</small> || <small>''(not available)''</small>
|-
| 1955<ref></ref> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Capitol (Baton Rouge)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1956*<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"></ref><ref></ref><ref name="Arthur Hardy Enterprises"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| AA || Landry (New Orleans)
|-
| 1957<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| 1958<ref name="africanamericanhighschoolsinlouisianabefore1970.files.wordpress.com no. 2"/> || AAA || DeSoto (Mansfield)
|-
| 1959<ref></ref> || AAA || Landry (New Orleans)
|-
| 1960<ref></ref> || AA || Levy (Rosedale)
|-
| 1961<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"></ref> || AAA ||Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| 1962<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"/> || AAA || Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| 1963<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 2, p. 9)"/><ref name="louisianaweekly.com"></ref> || AAA ||St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| 1964<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 6, p. 5)"></ref> || AAA || Washington (Shreveport)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1965<ref name="New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. 6, p. 5)"/><ref name="louisianaweekly.com"/><ref></ref><ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || AAA || St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| <small>''(not available)''</small> || Ray (Angie)
|-
| <small>''(not available)''</small> || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1966<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> || AAA || St. Augustine (New Orleans)
|-
| AA || Richardson (West Monroe)
|-
| 1967<ref></ref> || AAA || Lincoln (Marrero)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1968<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Carroll (Monroe)
|-
| AA || Southern Lab (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 1969<ref name="Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate (sec. C, p. 12)"/> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Princeton (Shreveport)
|-
| 1970<ref></ref> || <small>''(not available)''</small> || Washington (New Orleans)
|-
|}
Note: *—Class AAA championship game tie broken by total first downs
[[Image:LISA LOGO.JPG|225px|right|thumb|The [[Louisiana Independent School Association|LISA]] logo.]]
==Louisiana Independent School Association (1970–1991)==
In 1970 a number of private schools, many of which could probably be classified as [[Segregation academy|segregation academies]], formed the Louisiana Independent School Association (LISA). The LISA also included at least one [[Arkansas]] school.<ref name="14-0productions.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> When the LISA disbanded many of its member schools joined the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools.
Below is a listing of all LISA football champions.<ref name="14-0productions.com"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 1970 || Valley Forge Academy (Amite)
|-
| 1971 || Huntington (Ferriday)
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class AA !! Class A
|-
| 1972 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1973 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Natchitoches Academy
|-
| 1974 || Silliman Institute (Clinton) || Southwood Academy (Hammond)
|-
| 1975 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Belmont Academy (Opelousas)
|-
| 1976 || Barthe (New Orleans) || East Ascension Academy (Gonzales)
|-
| 1977 || Riverfield Academy (Rayville) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1978 || Southwood Academy (Hammond) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1979 || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1980 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1981 || Plain Dealing Academy || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1982 || Valley Forge Academy (Amite) || Tensas Academy (St. Joseph)
|-
| 1983 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Bowling Green (Franklinton)
|-
| 1984 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Ridgedale Academy (West Monroe)
|-
| 1985 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || First Baptist Academy (Shreveport)
|-
| 1986 || Riverside Academy (Reserve) || Plain Dealing Academy
|-
| 1987 || Ridgedale Academy (West Monroe) || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1988 || Prairie View Academy (Bastrop) || Plain Dealing Academy
|-
| 1989 || False River Academy (New Roads) || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
| 1990 || River Oaks (Monroe) || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 1991 || Riverfield Academy (Rayville) || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
|}
==Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (1988–Present)==
The Mississippi Private School Association was formed in 1968, and individual Louisiana schools have been participating in it since at least 1988.<ref name="14-0productions.com"/> When the LISA disbanded after the 1991–92 school year, a number of former LISA schools joined it. The association changed its name to the "Mississippi Association of Independent Schools" in 2009, and then to the "Midsouth Association of Independent Schools" in 2019 to more fully reflect its member institutions from [[Alabama]], Arkansas, Louisiana, [[Mississippi]], and [[Tennessee]].
Below is a listing of all Louisiana-based MAIS football champions.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Class !! School
|-
| 1992 || A || Tallulah Academy
|-
| 1996 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| 1997 || AA || Bowling Green (Franklinton)
|-
| 2001 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| 2002 || AA || Oak Forest Academy (Amite)
|-
| 2004 || A || Claiborne Academy (Homer)
|-
| 2005 || A || River Oaks (Monroe)
|-
| 2007 || A || Glenbrook Academy (Minden)
|-
| 2010 || AA || River Oaks (Monroe)
|-
| 2014 || AAA–II || Oak Forest Academy (Amite)
|-
| 2015 || AAA || Silliman Institute (Clinton)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || AAAA || Riverfield Academy (Rayville)
|-
| A || Briarfield Academy (Lake Providence)
|-
|}
==Louisiana Christian School Athletic Association (2006–2011)==
The Louisiana Christian School Athletic Association (LCSAA) began competition during the 1981–82 school year,<ref></ref><ref name="iberianet.com"></ref> with formal championship competition between its 24 member schools coming during the 1984–85 term. Although very similar in nature to the make up of the LISA, it differed slightly in that LISA schools tended to be larger [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Christian]] [[Academy (educational institution)|academies]] concentrated within Protestant-majority [[North Louisiana]]<ref name="14-0productions.com"/> while LCSAA schools—also largely Protestant academies—were more often clustered in Louisiana's predominantly [[Catholic Church in the United State|Catholic]] [[Acadiana]] region, giving its schools much fewer potential students to draw from.<ref></ref> With smaller schools than the LISA, it initially could not sustain football programs. It did eventually attempt to add football as a league sport starting with the 2006 season.<ref name="Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9)"></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
|-
| 2006<ref name="Baton Rouge Advocate (sec. C, p. 9)"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2007<ref></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
| 2008<ref></ref> || Lighthouse Christian Prep (Abbeville)
|-
| 2009<ref></ref> || Breaux Bridge Christian Academy
|-
| 2010<ref></ref> || Covenant Christian Academy (Houma)
|-
| 2011<ref></ref> || Covenant Christian Academy (Houma)
|-
|}
==Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (2012–2014)==
In 2012 the LCSAA was "reformed" as the Association of Christian Educators of Louisiana (ACEL). It featured two "divisions" for football, including one for [[eight-man football]] with 7 schools competing.<ref name="iberianet.com"/> However, after three seasons it no longer had enough schools sustaining eleven-man football teams to warrant sanctioning further championship competition and, as of the 2019 season, has not resumed sponsoring the sport.<ref></ref> However, with five schools still fielding eight-man teams, the ACEL has been able to continue to fostering competition for that particular form of the sport.<ref></ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
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| 2012<ref></ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
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| 2013<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
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| 2014<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
|-
|}
==Louisiana Independent Football Tournament (2015–Present)==
With the ACEL membership no longer fielding enough eleven-man football teams to merit additional formal championships, some remaining teams went outside the association to continue participating in championship competition.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! ''(no classifications)''
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| 2015<ref name="chefbrathletics.org"/> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
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| 2016<ref></ref> || Christian Home Educators Fellowship (Baton Rouge)
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| 2017<ref name="1037thegame.com">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
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| 2018<ref name="1037thegame.com"/> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
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| 2019<ref></ref> || Acadiana Home School Athletics (Lafayette)
|-
|}
==References==
[[Category:Louisiana sports-related lists]]
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