Dr. Lowery used his wealth to invest in the children of Donaldsonville, Louisiana.
Modeste School
Dr. Lowery donated the land for a school in Modeste, a rural community between Donaldsonville and White Castle, Louisiana. He also paid the salaries of the teachers for a year!
Dr. Lowery’s generous and numerous contributions to the community resulted in several schools be named in his honor, including Lowery Training School, Lowery High School (renamed in 1969), and Lowery Middle School.
Dr. Lowery owned a mercantile department store and a pharmacy on Railroad Avenue. He became one of Ascension Parish’s wealthiest citizens, owning over 50 pieces of property within the historic district of Donaldsonville.
Dr. John Lowery died at Flint-Goodridge Hospital in New Orleans, La., on September 25, 1941.
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Lowery High School
Prof Eoland Donaldsonville, Louisiana February 14, 1944 |
Lowery Schools
Dr. Lowery’s generous and numerous contributions to the community resulted in several schools be named in his honor, including Lowery Training School, Lowery High School (renamed in 1969), and Lowery Middle School.
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Lowery High School
Commencement Program Cover
Donaldsonville, LA
1961
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Our Family Physician
Dr. Lowery owned a mercantile department store and a pharmacy on Railroad Avenue. He became one of Ascension Parish’s wealthiest citizens, owning over 50 pieces of property within the historic district of Donaldsonville.
Dr. John Lowery died at Flint-Goodridge Hospital in New Orleans, La., on September 25, 1941.
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Our Family Physician; A Plain, Practical and Reliable
Guide to the Detection and Treatment of All the
Diseases Common to This Country
c. 1885
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