Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Monroe’s Red Light District
Did you know at one time, Monroe had a red light district? It was in the area of Breard street and 16th and 17th streets. Prostitution was frowned upon of…
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A History of Library Service to the African-American Community in Ouachita Parish
I have found another digitized thesis! This one was written in 1967 by Ms. Shirley Rush at Atlanta University. It details the history of the establishment of the Carver Branch…
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A 1938 Speech Study in Monroe
I have found that LSU has digitized some of their thesis books and have made them available for free download. One in particular has caught my attention. In about 1937,…
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Isaiah Garrett’s Ledger Book and Business Records 1838 – 1861
A few years ago, I told you that the University of Alabama had a Ledger book that once belonged to Isaiah Garrett. The library has digitized his materials and you…
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The W.L. Morris building in West Monroe
Take a look at this old photo of the W.L. Morris building I just found in our files! It stood on Commerce street at the corner of Natchitoches (Alley Park…
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May 2, 1979 Late News Broadcast on KNOE
I was nosing about on the Internet Archives when I found this little gem of a video! Some commercials were included. Good old Freddy is even in the weather forecast!…
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Ouachita Parish Schools and the People They Are Named For.
Do you read the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s newsletter called Cattails? If you do, you know that in the back of every issue is an article about local history, written…
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The Destruction of the Old Monroe Post Office
57 years ago this month, the old Monroe Post Office building, which had been used as a Health Unit in later years, was torn down. It stood at the corner…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 