Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • Monroe Mayor Lewis Denison Allen, Jr.

    I found the above photo several weeks back. I had never seen a photo of mayor Allen. Lewis was born in New London, CT April 19, 1838. His family later…

  • Timothy Oscar Brown

    Mr. Brown was born near Waverly, Tennessee. July 2, 1865. He moved to Ouachita Parish in 1899 and soon became principal in the public school system. He was a charter…

  • A Matter of Honor.

    The Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR) June 7, 1825 Page 4  Slander. – We have been informed that on the 19th April, came on for trial in the District Court of…

  • The V.S. & P. RR Yards

    If you stand on Railroad Street, near the intersection with sixth downtown, you will see this view. Much of it is blocked now with the overpass. The railroad lines are…

  • Monroe National Bank Building

    The above building was built in 1889 on DeSiard Street at the head of First Street, now Walnut. It was directly behind the Breard Mercantile. The bank later moved to…

  • Mealy Block – 1893

    In an earlier post, I told you about E.W. Mealy, Monroe’s first known photographer. The above engraving is the building on South Grand Street where his studio was. If you…

  • Peters Funeral Home Index: 1918 – 1966: Q – Z Names

    Name Date of Death Page Book Number Querriera, Nellie Miller December 23, 1945 86 11 Quinn, Louis Richmond April 18, 1934 457 8 Rabb, Ida September 14, 1929 541 6…

  • Peters Funeral Home Index: 1918 – 1966: M – P Names

    Name Date of Death Page Book Number Maassen, Margaret Elizabeth November 19, 1928 285 6 Mabrey, Glaydis November, 1922 97 1 Mack, Pearl Mary August 29, 1924 314 3 Madden,…

  • Peters Funeral Home Index 1918 – 1966 A-L Names

    The Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Special Collections Department is the repository for the records of one of Monroe’s biggest funeral homes, Peters. Over the next three days, I’ll be sharing…

  • Peters Furniture/Funeral Home

    Johann “John” Peters came to Monroe in 1866. He was a native of Germany, who emigrated to New Orleans in 1858. After coming to Monroe, he opened his own furniture…