Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • The Monroe Cook Book is now online!

    Back on Halloween, I told you about a priceless artifact in our collection that was around 114 (now 115 or so!) years old. I thought it would never be scanned…

  • Monroe Photos

    Take a look at the photos in this little booklet! See how many buildings you can identify. There is even one of the old Selman field airport! https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A20

  • Another early booklet about Monroe.

    The photos in this one are incredible! https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A17

  • Monroe Traffic Regulations – 1940

    I have posted an excerpt from this booklet before. Now you can have access to the whole thing! Some traffic regulations, you just have to shake your head at. https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A15

  • 1940 Chamber of Commerce Brag booklet

    The Junior Chamber gave us a lot of their old scrapbooks a few months ago, and this was a pamphlet included in the collection. It details what the Chamber had…

  • Jean Filhiol’s Description of the Ouachita Valley

    This is kinda funny. In 1786, Filhiol was sent to this area to scout around and find a place to start a settlement. In 1935, his report on his findings…

  • Ouachita Parish Funeral Notices

    Back in the late 1800’s, Monroe’s newspapers were only published weekly. As a result, if you depended on the newspaper to find out about local funerals, it would already be…

  • 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…