Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • A History of Loch Arbor School and Colony School

    You never know where you might find random bits of genealogy and history information. Who would ever think of researching the history of an area’s schools in the yearbooks of…

  • The Paramount Theater is Torn Down

    This clipping from 1975 just makes me MAD! It is the epitome of the lyrics, “They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.”

  • The Hanging of Ike Tellis

    Now this is a story I had never heard of! I knew of Ike Tellis’s hanging on July 10, 1931, but I have never heard about this story! Louisiana Ghost…

  • Famous Performances in Monroe/West Monroe

    Yes, I am on a kick researching what big name stars came here to perform! I have given you a list from the local school gymnasiums/auditoriums. This is a list…

  • Duke Ellington Comes To Monroe.

    As I write this, I am researching the local music venues that were here before the Civic Center. I am limited to newspapers.com, which makes it easy to search through…

  • Old Glory Tourist Sleepers

    I bought this postcard from eBay back in September. This business was located where the Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union is now. According to newspaper articles, it opened in January…

  • Area High Schools Served as Music Venues

    At the end of September, I posted the below list in the Ouachita Parish History Facebook group. I decided to compile a list of ads I found in the newspapers…

  • The War Dead of Ouachita Parish

    I am not claiming this to be totally accurate by any means. I have compiled this list from many different sources, right or wrong. I just want a good list…

  • Tallulah Bankhead Performs at Neville High School

    Can you imagine if Morgan Freeman or Meryl Streep came to perform a play at Neville High School? That is what happened back in 1950! One of the most popular…

  • Calhoun Experimental Station, circa 1900

    I found these in an old digitized book put out in 1904 by the state to advertise the benefits of living in Louisiana. There were several pictures of areas around…