Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Gay’s Menswear
This photo appeared in the News-Star on February 18, 1989.
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Exploring down a rabbit hole!
While trying to think of a post to do for Halloween this year, I was searching through Halloween newspapers from various years. I found one article in the News Star…
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The Falling Picture Legend Untangled
Oh boy. This one is quite a tale. Last week, I did a Ghosts of Ouachita Parish talk and the creepy legend of the above picture was included. The very…
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Tulip Time and Bagwells Gardens
I shared another postcard I bought of Bagwells Gardens a while ago, and now I’ve found another view. You can probably find a link to the other image below. The…
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Mildred Lucille Grafton Swift
Longtime Monroe residents are very familiar with the name Mildred Swift. She is synonymous with cooking in Monroe. I’d like to tell you a little about her life. Mildred Lucille…
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John Tillman Faulk Wounded in the War of 1812
John T. Faulk was the founder of the Faulk line in Louisiana. He was born in Bladen County, North Carolina in 1784. By 1810 he had settled in Louisiana. When…
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Kiroli Turns 100 Years Old Today!
The Monroe News-Star, Wednesday, October 14, 1925, Page 7 SCOUT CAMP IS PURCHASED IN WEST MONROE Kiwanis Club Hears of Passing of Deed Today. Announcement was made at the noon…
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Forsythe Park, circa 1910
This last picture I will share is a rare one I have never seen! It may have been taken even before the Natatorium was built!
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Sugar Brothers Theater
This building would eventually become the Paramount!
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Hotel de Flournoy
This one stumps me. I find no references in the newspapers to “Hotel de Flournoy”. Is this just the farm of the Flournoy family? Who knows!
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 