Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • Lovers Lane Catalpas

    This picture popped up on a Facebook thread a couple of weeks ago and it brought to mind the story of how those trees got there. If you are unfamiliar…

  • Neville High School Under Construction – 1931

    I found this picture in the 1932 Neville Monroyan.

  • A Pioneer’s Tale

    As told by Daniel Armand Breard, Sr. to the News-Star, December 4, 1925, Page 5. BREARD HAS SEEN CITY GROW FROM VILLAGE OF 350Octogenarian Tells of Early Days in Ouachita…

  • Women Who Lead the Way in Ouachita Parish

    I was asked to write an article about some of the women who made history in Ouachita Parish. I chose Louisa Lamy McGuire, Eliza Pinkston and Mary Goss. You can…

  • Monroe’s First Entertainment Venue

    I was curious a couple of weeks ago, and decided to look into what was Monroe’s first concert/entertainment venue. As far as I have been able to determine, that would…

  • A Monroe Tuskegee Airman

    Did you know one of the Tuskegee airmen was from Monroe? You would if you had read an article in the Monroe Free Press back in February 2022! James Weldon…

  • Dead Fred

    Looking for a lost photo of that elusive ancestor? I would encourage you to go visit the website called “Dead Fred”. It is the first site listed when you search…

  • Index to the Monroe Morning World Servicemen’s Edition

    This index is for the February 6, 1944 Monroe Morning World Servicemen’s Edition.  In this newspaper, local white men and women serving in the military were profiled with a short…

  • Villreid Place

    Earlier this month I found the below postcard for sale on Ebay and bought it. On the back it states: “Modern Duplex Apartment, home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley J.…

  • A New 1877 Snow Picture Has Emerged!

    Last month, this photo came up for sale on eBay. It was labeled on the back, “Monroe, La. Jany 1st 1877, 18 inches snow. The heaviest known to white men. View of wharfboat…