Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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The E.E. Johnson Service Station
This postcard is a rare one from the 1920’s. When I saw it come up for sale on eBay, I had to have it! It came in last month. The…
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The Dispenza Grocery
George Dispenza was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1881. When he was twenty, he came to America and settled in Monroe. George opened a store at 117 DeSiard Street, although…
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UCV Marker Found
Over the Christmas break, I had a chance to wander the Old City Cemetery, looking for those markers the UCV placed to mark the graves of unmarked Confederate veterans back…
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Kansas Plantation is sold
I’m beginning to learn roughly where these plantations in eastern Monroe were (again…roughly). I found a front-page article in the News-Star June 22, 1920 headlined, “Plans for Transfer of “Kansas”…
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Tennille Ancestral Home (Limerick Plantation) is Torn Down
Can you tell I have been researching old homes a bit? This one just about makes me want to cry, since Limerick was probably built before 1810. The site is…
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The End of Travelers Rest Plantation
The Ouachita Citizen, Friday, October 4, 1946, Page 1 TRAVELERS REST MANOR IS RAZED Mrs. McGuire Will Build Modern Home at Site of Landmark “Travelers Rest,” the ancient home of…
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West Monroe Landmark Torn Down
Ouachita Citizen, May 26, 1933, Page 1 CITY’S LARGEST BUILDING RAZED: ONE-TIME GATHERING PLACE FOR STOCKMEN NOW ONLY A MEMORY Big Structure, Its Usefulness Ended By the Universal Acceptance of…
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What Plantation?
This is a bit frustrating. I am familiar with the names of plantations, but I don’t really know the exact area they stood in. I can tell you exactly where…
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Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to share this cozy photo of Desiard Street in snow, ready for Christmas! have a wonderful Christmas!
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City Coney Island
This is the building that housed Tail Gators, across the street from the site of the Downtown Billiards Parlor. The address (as you see in the window) was 519 DeSiard…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 