Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Georgia Tucker Elementary
This is a wonderful documentary on the history and restoration of the old Georgia Tucker Elementary School, located in Monroe’s Historic Garden District.
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The History of Vantage Tower
Vantage did a great history on the building they now occupy on DeSiard Street! Many long time residents remember it as the Ouachita National Bank.
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1922 Squeedunk – The Alma Mater
Reading this put a smile on my face! What an Alma Mater! I would love to hear it sung at Neville!
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1922 Squeedunk – Views above Anna Grey Noe Park
Well, no. The title is a bit misleading. The pictures were probably taken from the top of the old Monroe City High School, which is where Anna Grey Noe park…
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1922 Squeedunk – Downtown Monroe
Never heard of the Squeedunk yearbook? Well, that is because it eventually was renamed the Monroyan. That’s right, this was the yearbook for the old Monroe City High School. This…
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1930 Roarer – Downtown Monroe
The above photo is an ad for the Monroe Engraving Company published on the last page of the yearbook. It shows DeSiard Street from the Endom Bridge. Wow!
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1930 Roarer – Concept Art for ULM
This is another page from the 1930 Roarer yearbook, showing the concept art for the new junior college going in on DeSiard Street. You may know it today as ULM!…
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1930 Roarer
I have been thumbing through a few of the old area yearbooks and some of the pages have caught my eye. I will share them here for the next few…
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Zephemiah Liles frees his slave Ralph
This was found in an old Ouachita Parish newspaper called “The Ouachitta Standard”. The issue was dated April 5, 1839. In this ad, Zephemiah announced that he was intending to…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 