Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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The Monroe Confederate Reunion of 1913
Back in 2018, I made a post about the above photo. You really can’t make out who anyone in the photo is, because it is scanned so small. The photo…
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How Kiroli Got It’s Name
The News-Star, May 3, 1926, Page 10 CAMP KI-RO-LI, NAME SELECTED BY BOY SCOUTS City’s Civic Clubs are Source of Title Chosen. Camp Ki-Ro-Li is the name definitely chosen for…
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Old Monroe City Cemetery Turns 200 Years Old Today
On July 18, 1825, the president of the Board of Trustees for Monroe, Robert F. McGuire, on behalf of the town of Monroe, accepted the gift of an “American Acre”…
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Colorful Characters of Fort Miro Program
I just wanted to let everyone know that on this Thursday the 17th at 5:30 pm at the Main Branch of Ouachita Parish Public Library, I and three of my…
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Krewe of Janus Cloisonnes
Each year at the Krewe of Janus Grand Ball, krewe members are presented with a heavy doubloon called a cloisonne. They are about the size of a silver dollar but…
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Selman Field Planes
Over the years of collecting, I have found a small handful of postcards that were sent from Selman Field during WWII. The three above are from my collection. These are…
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The Life of Ike Hamilton: From Rodeo Clown to Famous Auctioneer
This is a wonderful interview with Ike Hamilton, whom the West Monroe arena is named for. https://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/DeltaHamilton.html
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“The Scroll and the Flame”
I have been playing around with AI and wanted to see what it could do. I gave it all the information I had on Monroe’s black sheep couple, Sidney and…
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Ouachita River View Circa 1910
Here is another eBay purchase I found and had to have! Beautiful view. I wish I knew where it was taken. Notice there are no levees yet!
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 