Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Unknown Mealy Photo Identified!
The second Mealy photo I won, just felt SO familiar! When I got to work Monday morning, I began thumbing through my transcription of the Monroe Evening News World’s Fair…
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An Unknown Mealy Photo
I love Ebay! Over the weekend, I saw two unknown E.W. Mealy photos come up for auction. I was the only bidder. This first one I felt no familiarity with.…
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The Sacrifice and Death of Father Louis Gergaud
I have written about Father Gergaud before. He is considered one of the hero martyrs of the Shreveport Yellow Fever epidemic. While looking around on the internet for info about…
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The First Boy Scouts Troop in Louisiana Started in Monroe.
Did you know that Monroe had one of the first Boy Scout troops in the South? Yep! It all started back on September 19, 1909 when Isaac Cowden, with help…
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Ouachita Parish Public Library
This real photo postcard shows the main branch library after it was built in the late 1950’s. The front entrance faced Stubbs Avenue, which is why it still has a…
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Bird’s Eye View of Monroe, LA
This one is a very old postcard. I would guess it is pre-1950. You can see the old city hall, the ONB and a few of the old churches that…
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Stubbs Hall Postcard – ULM
This one is labeled, “Administration Building, Northeast Louisiana State College, Monroe, Louisiana”. That dates it between 1950 and 1968. It is now known as “Stubbs Hall” at ULM. I remember…
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The “Fire Horses” of the Ouachita Parish Fire Department
Back in the late 1800’s, after the large 1871 fire, it was decided that Monroe needed a fire department. There were no motorized fire trucks back then, so horses were…
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Lenwil School
If you have any friends or relatives that may have gone to school at Lenwil in West Monroe back in the 40’s to 50’s, you may want to look at…
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Little Mildred Lee Watson
This is another Mealy Photo I found in a local antique store. It shows little Mildred Lee Watson, 3 1/2 years old. She lived well into her mid 90’s! As…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 