Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Nurses uniform
This is an original nursing uniform worn by a St. Francis nurse. Looks uncomfortable to me!
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Father Enaut, St. Francis Hospital Benefactor.
Father Enaut lived and worked in Monroe most of his life. He took over duties as Priest of St. Matthew church when Father Gergeaud died in the 1870s. He saw…
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List of Franciscan Sisters who have Worked at St. Francis Hospital.
I recently had a relative in the hospital, which gave me a chance to browse their photo collection that lines the hallway of the first floor. I will post some…
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Bob Hope Comes to Monroe
This is a full page ad asking locals to buy War Bonds. This was in 1943, in the middle of WWII. Everyone who did buy a bond, got a free…
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The Liberty Nite Club
This is a very rare ad from 1946, for the Liberty Nite Club. It was very rare for black owned businesses to advertise in white owned newspapers! The Liberty was…
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Something very big is coming to the Ouachita Parish Public Library!
Sorry for the poor quality of photo! it was taken with my cell phone. This is a snippet of a title page of a book never published. Those of you…
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Drawing of the old ONB/Central Bank Building
I found this copy of a drawing of the old Ouachita National Bank and Central Bank & Trust building, stuck in a ratty binder down in south Louisiana this weekend.…
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Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella appear at Casino Park
Another jaw-dropper. Can you imagine seeing Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella play? WOW!
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 