Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Author: Lora Diane Peppers

  • An Early Fire Truck

    This is another one I found, and luckily it was dated and most persons were identified. Plus, there was a date of April 15, 1915. I may get the names…

  • Calhoun High School

    Interesting view of the students and building that housed the old Calhoun High School. I don’t know exactly when it was taken, but from the dress, it looks really close…

  • Mitchell-Cason Building

    I have posted a view of this West Monroe building before, but this one is a bit more “modern” than the one I was familiar with! Looks like the 20’s…

  • South Grand Street, circa 1873

    This is the third oldest photo of Monroe I have ever seen. Only the two photos of the 1871 fire are older. It shows South Grand Street, where a parade…

  • Monroe City High School

    Interesting postcard I just HAD to buy when I saw it for sale on Ebay. What stood out to me were the streetcar tracks in the road in the foreground!…

  • A Monroe Lawyer Punches a Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court!

    My jaw hit my chest when I read this one! The parties involved are Louisiana State Supreme Court Chief Justice George Eustis and a Monroe Lawyer named Wesley John Quincy…

  • An unusual view of the Salt Water Pool

    This photo: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sea-pvc%3A639 probably doesn’t look like much to you. It shows a mostly empty swimming pool. What caught my eye, was that it was the Salt Water Natatorium out…

  • Monroe Schoolboys – 1947

    I love this photo! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A238 . It is titled, “Parochial School boys at Monroe, Louisiana.“ All the boys in the photo would be senior citizens today. There are three parochial…

  • The Swap Shop

    This one stumped me, until a colleague looked at the sign in the photo and said, “Swap Shop”. She was right! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1166 The Swap Shop was located at 905 DeSiard…

  • The Dixie Lunch Room and the Square Deal Shoe Shop – 1947

    I am discovering a treasure trove of photos from 1947! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1175 This one was taken in front of the two above named businesses. They were located at 607 and 605…