About Us

Cloyd’s Beauty School was founded by Oscar and Ruby Cloyd in 1955 and has been in continuous operation since its opening. The original school is located at 603 Natchitoches Street, West Monroe, Louisiana. The school outgrew its facilities by 1965, when the Cloyd’s constructed a new, 3500 square foot, masonry and brick building at the same location.

The school was purchased in 1973 by William R. Mathieu. Mr. Mathieu has been in the private school field in the Monroe, Louisiana area for over 35 years. He has been a licensed Cosmetologist since 1974 and a licensed instructor since 1975. Cloyd’s Beauty School #2, accredited by COE, originally located at 407 DeSiard Street in Monroe, Louisiana was opened in 1977. A larger facility was purchased in the fall of 1989 at 1311 Winnsboro Road in Monroe, Louisiana. The school was moved to the new location in the spring of 1990. The 2514 Ferrand Street location in Monroe, Louisiana, known as Cloyd’s Beauty School #3, accredited by COE, was built in 1984 and officially opened in June, 1985. The original 603 Natchitoches Street location was renamed Cloyd’s Beauty School #1. The Administrative and the Financial Aid offices for all three schools are located in the Monroe facility on Ferrand.

In January 1995 each of Cloyd’s Beauty Schools incorporated therefore changing their names to Cloyd’s Beauty School #1, Inc., Cloyd’s Beauty School #2, Inc. and Cloyd’s Beauty School #3, Inc. William R. Mathieu retired as sole proprietor and his son J. Rhett Mathieu became the primary stock holder and the Chief Executive Officer of each individual corporation.