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Myrtle Rodgers
Myrtle was born in Alabama and moved to Louisiana as a young girl. She received her degree from Northwestern and masters from LSU. Upon completion of her degree, she taught…
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Sallie Graham Lacy Humble
Sallie was born in August 30, 1863 at Boscobel plantation to John Randolph Lacy and Emma Prothro of St. Maurice Plantation on the Red River. She was educated under Thomas…
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Lida Benton
Lida St. Clair Benton was the daughter of Capt. Thomas Owen Benton and Thankful Willson. She was born at Limerick Plantation on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1857. She attended…
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Interesting Ouachita related information.
Want to see a map of the Ouachita river way before even Fort Miro was founded? Go here: https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/6560 . The site marked “P. des canots” would be the eventual…
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Doc’s Meat Market
G.C. “Doc” Moore owned the above building around the turn of the century. It was located on Commerce street in West Monroe. The building is still there if you would…
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Webb Hotel
The old Webb Hotel on Antique Alley was built around 1900. It is now only two stories tall, due to a fire on the third floor! It now serves as…
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West Monroe City Jail
Kinda nasty looking, isn’t it? The story goes that the above photo was taken of the jail that was located in West Monroe’s City Hall on Trenton Street. They made…
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Miss Frances Flanders
The above photo is another one from the collection of the Ouachita Parish Public Library. It shows Library Director Frances Flanders reading Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to a…
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Copley-Keys-Mize Home
The above home was built in the 1830’s by Mr. Copley. It is named for the succession of owners it has seen. It is still standing in West Monroe and…
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Ouachita Parish Public Library
The above photo was taken probably in the 1940’s in front of the former home of Anna Ruth Meyer. She had donated it to the city of Monroe for use…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 