Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • Dr. E. Russ Williams Program

    On September 11th, 5:30 pm at the Main Branch Library of the Ouachita Parish Public Library, State Archivist Bill Stafford will give a talk about the Dr. E. Russ Williams…

  • The Hottest Day on Record in Monroe.

    With no end in sight yet, our heat wave continues. The oppressive temperatures over 100 got me to thinking about the official hottest day on record. Online records state Monroe’s…

  • Homes on Walnut Street Photo #2

    I have shown a similar postcard of this view back in 2019. This one is much clearer and a wider shot. Just look at those old homes! I wish I…

  • Sterlington in 1932

  • John T. Hardy Home

    Look how absolutely gorgeous Monroe’s old houses once were! This stood at 600 Riverside Drive, which is now the site of the Family Justice Center. This is what I would…

  • Kornmann Meat Market

    Another old photo I found on the Internet is an interior shot of the Kornmann Meat Market, located inside the old Monroe City Market building where People’s Homestead building now…

  • Monroe Grocer Company

    Great little turn of the century photo!

  • Steamboat Bob Blanks

    This is a beautiful postcard of the steamboat Bob Blanks docked at Monroe. You can find another picture and information on the steamboat here: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ABLXI2MJPJH2ZA8Z .

  • Ouachita River Postcard

    A neat little postcard came up for sale earlier this month! You can see Monroe in the background. Most prominent is the old Penn Hotel with the Pink Penthouse at…

  • Grammont and South Grand Near the Turn of the Last Century

    I love this photo postcard! What you are looking at is the corner of Grammont and South Grand Streets, taken from the top of the City Hall bell tower. On…