SHREVEPORT, La. -- Being a part of the C.E. Byrd alumni base brings a lot of pride. For multiple former students, it was an emotional experience getting to celebrate with friends and those they've never met Friday night at various locations on Texas Street.

"I was a little teary eyed on the road from Tyler, Texas, and it has been so sweet to see the people that I have and see that they're doing well," Class of 2011 member Lean Lane Waltz said.

Christina Raines, Class of 2007, said, "I'm just really thankful to be here. I get to serve on the alumni association's board of directors as their social media chair, so I'm just taking pictures, living in the moment."

No matter the decade they hailed from, C.E. Byrd alumni were ready to party with their former classmates to celebrate 100 years o

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