Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Richardson Funeral Home
As well as Burton/Good Citizen records, Ouachita Parish Public Library has records for the Richardson Funeral Home from 1954 – 1976. They are contained in three volumes and have been…
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The Legend of the Fencing Around Logtown Plantation
I took the three photos above back in 2007 on a tour of Logtown Plantation near Bosco, LA. The plantation itself was built by the grandson of Jean Filhiol, John…
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An 1824 letter from Ouachita Parish
Ouachita 10th Feby. 1824 Dear Robert, I received your letter by our last mail of the 24th July.and wrote by mail back and as the steim boat will…
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Construction of the Monroe City High School – 1899
This is a rare photo showing the old Monroe City High School under construction in 1899. The site is now Anna Gray Noe Park.
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Burton/Good Citizen Funeral Home Index
Part of the collection of the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy Department are copies of funeral home records. Included are records for the above two funeral homes, from 1954 –…
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Merchant’s and Farmers Bank
Most of you know this building as the Austin’s Restaurant building. The September 14, 1889 Ouachita Telegraph has the following article: A contract we learn has been entered into by…
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North Monroe Junior High School Football Program 1957
The following images are from the collection of the Ouachita Parish Public Library, Special Collections Department. It is a football program that was included in a scrapbook made for the…
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The Golden Eagle Military Band
Did you know that Monroe had a band in the 1800’s? Meet the members of the Golden Eagle Military Band, circa 1893. I would have loved to have heard them!
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West Monroe City Hall
The original West Monroe City Hall was designed by Antoine Drago and built in 1907 by Frank Masling. It was completed in 1908 at a cost of around $13,000. The…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 