Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Autobiography of Rev. Luther T. Hastings
Last month, I stumbled across this website, which transcribed the remembrances of former First Baptist Church pastor, the Rev. L.T. Hastings. He served Monroe between 1925 and 1949. His time…
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Monroe Boys March Off to War
How about this one? It shows a parade of Infantry soldiers marching off to fight in France during WWI. You can see Allen’s Pharmacy and the Wexler Cigar building in…
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The Hypolite Filhiol Home
The below clipping was found in the vertical files. According to the information in the clipping, the home once stood at the corner of Jackson and DeSiard street, where the…
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Fort Miro
I found the above drawing of the layout for Fort Miro in our vertical files. A newspaper clipping in another file showed the same drawing and states it was found…
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Southern Hardware Company at the Turn of the Last Century
I wish the men in the photo were identified! This building still stands on North Grand Street.
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St. Francis Sanitarium Doctors in 1929
There are some big names in the above photo. Many old time residents will remember these doctors fondly.
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Blake’s Music Store or Kaliski?
I really think this one is mislabeled. I can find no Blake’s Music Shop but there WAS Kaliski Music Co. Ltd., located at 322 De Siard Street. Who knows? UPDATE:…
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The Destruction of the Original Ouachita Parish High School
This photo appeared in the News-Star in a July, 1961 edition. It shows the wrecking ball taking down the original Ouachita Parish High School. The land where it once stood…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 