Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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My 1,000th Post With Some Important Announcements!
First of all, thank all of you who have stopped by my little corner of the internet to read my ramblings! I wanted an outlet for all my little Ouachita…
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Dedication Program for the Monroe Civic Center
On September 2, 1967, the Monroe Civic Center formally opened to the public. I found the following program for sale on Ebay and bought it. The small strips were flaps…
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A “Hurricane” in Monroe
One of the regular readers of this blog suggested I check out this article posted to another blog about a “Hurricane” that struck the area in the 1800’s. I really…
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Selman Field Navigation School
A booklet was recently rediscovered which contains a lot of photos and information on the old Navigation School. If you are interested in the field, you can check it out…
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Ouachita Parish Newspapers Searchable for Free!
In the past, I have told you about the Chronicling America site, which has newspapers digitized from the 1800s. The Louisiana Digital Library, in cooperation with LSU, is now digitizing…
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A Lost Grave at Travelers Rest Plantation
I have a personal subscription to Newspapers.com and have noticed that they have now digitized the Ouachita Citizen from 1925 to 1976. While playing around with search terms, I found…
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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,…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 