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An Early Description of Monroe
This article was found in the 1893 Worlds Fair Edition of the Monroe Evening News. It paints a glowing picture of Monroe just on the edge of what would…
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Women’s Suffrage in Ouachita Parish
I found this article in the February 22, 1907 Winnfield newspaper called The Southern Sentinel. The first part of the article quotes the Monroe News. The News was one of…
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The Grand Dame of Monroe: The Palace Department Store Building
For over seventy-five years, the Palace Department store was the Grand Dame of DeSiard Street. People came from miles around to do their shopping inside its walls. Many long time…
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Who’s Who in the Twin Cities
Back in 1931, the City Editor of the Monroe News-Star, decided to put together biographical sketches of the leading citizens of Ouachita Parish. It is a treasure trove of information…
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Sometimes the Dead Want to be Found!
A few years ago, as I was guiding a group through the Old City Cemetery in Monroe, someone asked me about two low vault tombs we were passing. I…
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The Saltwater Natatorium
The above is a very rare postcard I found, showing what the saltwater natatorium at Forsythe park looked like in color. In the background is the Riverside Pavilion. What a…
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Fred Endom
Many people cross the Endom bridge in Monroe every day, but are unfamiliar with who it is named for. Endom bridge is named for two German immigrant brothers, named Fred…
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First Baptist Church of Monroe
This is an old postcard that shows the First Baptist Church of Monroe not long after it was constructed in 1911. It was built on the site of the original…
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Rev. Travis Lea Joyner
A few years ago, I was asked to give a lecture on the life of Rev. Joyner. I had heard about her, but in doing the research, she became one…
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Lovers Lane
This is a pretty postcard of “Lovers Lane”, aka South Grand Street, around 1940. Notice the catalpa trees that line the street. In a previous article, I told you a…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 