Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Category: African-American History

  • The Dedication of Terzia High School

    Terzia was the forerunner of Richwood High School. It was dedicated in 1952. This rare program is in the Library’s collection and has been digitized on the Louisiana Digital Library.…

  • Zion Traveler Church Fellowship, circa 1945

    This photo from our collection is only identified as Zion Traveler Baptist Church. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A35 It shows people seated around tables eating, wearing their Sunday best. From the clothing, it appears…

  • Reported Lynchings in Ouachita Parish

    I have posted before, listing reports of lynchings that have been found in Ouachita Parish newspapers. I can see the stats that show what articles are looked at and at…

  • Some Tidbits About Richard Barrington

    Among Dr. Williams’ papers was a file with Richard Barrington’s name on it. Inside were copies of some sheets of paper with info written on them. The first document was…

  • Collens Five Point Pharmacy

    This building was another one that stood in the 600 block of DeSiard Street, right at the corner of 6th: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1162 I am guessing that window is where African-American clientele…

  • 1947 Photo of DeSiard Street

    This photo was labeled, “Negro quarter on Main Street, Monroe, Louisiana.” in the Louisiana Digital Library: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1163 . It is a photo from the LSU Special Collections. I did a…

  • Slave sale in Monroe.

    This just makes me shiver. Notice how Granville and Lucinda were husband and wife. Five years later, they all would be free. Did Granville and Lucinda get sold together or…

  • Early Ouachita Parish Coroner’s Records 1862 – 1929: Part I A-K Names

    NOTE: The blog post was formatted in a hard to read way. You can also find it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ze8lJbVfwfEib7CGH0j9kcpYi2WpXPcP3s-gd58p2D4/edit?usp=sharing A coroners’ record was compiled when the death was from uncertain…

  • Richardson Funeral Home

    As well as Burton/Good Citizen records, Ouachita Parish Public Library has records for the Richardson Funeral Home from 1954 – 1976. They are contained in three volumes and have been…

  • Burton/Good Citizen Funeral Home Index

    Part of the collection of the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy Department are copies of funeral home records. Included are records for the above two funeral homes, from 1954 –…