Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • South Grand Street

    The above photo shows a trolley on South Grand Street turning down Wood. This really shows the old Monroe Hotel and the Riverwalk area quite well! Notice the courthouse lot…

  • Rencontre in Monroe

    CONGRESSMAN BOATNER ATTACKS JUDGE GUNBY. The Affair Grows Out of a Communication in the Bulletin by A. Benoit. Special to The Times-Democrat. Monroe, La., Sept. 9. – Congressman C.J. Boatner…

  • Northeast Louisiana State University/ULM

    When ULM first began, this is what it looked like. Those three front building still stand. DeSiard and the ULM campus, look very different today!

  • South Grand Street

    Another postcard found online. This one was taken at the turn of the century near the intersection of DeSiard and Grand streets. To give you an idea of the view,…

  • Monroe Municipal Airport

    Found this old postcard image online. Makes me wonder how they got that car inside!

  • Monroe City High School Tower

    I thought this was an interesting close-up of one of the towers on the old City High School. It appears to be a postcard, but one I have never seen.…

  • Delta Airline

    The above photo shows the Delta Airline terminal at Selman Field/Monroe airport. Not many know that Delta got it’s start as a crop dusting service right here in Monroe!

  • Gift of the Ouachita: A Film about the History of Ouachita Parish

    Did you know that there is a film on the history of Monroe and the surrounding area? Back in 1955 or so, Dr. George Brian, a theater professor at Northeast…

  • West Monroe Meat Market

    This business was in the 200 block of Trenton Street in West Monroe, and was owned by G.L. Mills.

  • West Monroe 4th of July Parade, 1904

    This was identified, “First Prize in parade on Trenton Street, July 4th, 1904, Mrs. Louise Williams, Mrs. Silvia Cooley.” In the background can be seen the G.B. Haynes building, which…