Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • Monroe Blue Book

    On January 23, 1941 in the Monroe News-Star, there appeared the following notice: “Plans for listing the names of all families in the Monroe area who are identified with Monroe’s…

  • “Don Juan’s Dream”

    This is a neat one. On November 30, 1922, local schools, civic groups and other area citizens, banded together to put on a play about the history of Monroe. It…

  • Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, 1932

    This one is awesome! It is a souvenir program for the 40th Annual Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, held at the Francis Hotel in November, 1932. There are some great photos of…

  • Another Monroe magazine

    This is a great one which shows what Monroe had to offer for visitors in the early 20th century: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A11

  • Ouachita Parish brochure

    This is another Monroe booklet that I have posted photos from. It was printed circa 1930. The whole thing can now be viewed here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A9 .

  • The Tensas Delta brochure

    A few months back, I told you about a pamphlet I found in the Tensas Parish file that turned out to be about 120 years old. It covered the Northeast…

  • Hotel Virginia Menu

    The Virginia was the place to see and be seen. In the Ouachita parish Public Library’s collection, we have an old menu from the hotel restaurant. Quite interesting to look…

  • The Camp School Collection

    Over the next several weeks, I will be pointing out the things that my boss has been uploading to the Louisiana Digital Library database. Some you may recognize, because I…

  • An Update to “An Early Graduating Class” Post.

    Back on March 24th, I posted a photo from Dr. Williams’ collection showing a group of high school graduates which I could not identify. During the hiatus, I was contacted…

  • Ingleside Plantation Cemetery

    Back in the 1980’s, the Joyner family bought a plot of land near the Baptist Children’s Home that had once been part of Ingleside Plantation. While clearing it, they uncovered…