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The Third Masonic Temple
The Masons have a long history in Ouachita Parish. One of the prettiest buildings in it’s time was the Masonic Temple on the corner of 4th and DeSiard Streets. This…
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Jackson Street Residences
This is a copy of an old postcard from the collection of the Ouachita Parish Public Library. I don’t know exactly where on Jackson street this was. I can tell…
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The V. S. & T. Railroad Depot
Monroe has had a few streets that are no longer in existence. Take for instance this view up Jefferson street around 1900. This was the first Railroad depot in Monroe,…
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Shootout in Downtown Monroe
Written for a 2010 article in Louisiana Road Trips Magazine: Reading through Monroe’s history, one begins to wonder if Monroe was more like a frontier town than the thriving center…
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DeSiard Street 1920’s
And this is nearly the same shot, but about ten or so years later. Notice the Vantage building is going up in the distance.
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DeSiard Street – 1907
The above photo appeared in a 1907 Shreveport newspaper. I think the building on the right is next to 3rd street and the empty lot is where the Sugar/Saenger/Paramont theater…
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Riverside Pavilion
This huge building, known as the Riverside Pavilion, stood on the shore of the Saltwater Natatorium at Forsythe Park. It was the scene of many dances and plays in it’s…
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St. John Street Looking North
From the look of the cars, the above photo would have been taken in the 20’s. On the west side of the street we can see the old City Hall,…
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A Legend of Indian Village : The Story of White Faun and Paul Harcourt
Written for Louisiana Road Trips Magazine May, 2010: I found this article a few years ago in The Monroe Bulletin, Wednesday, December 15, 1886. No proof has been found for…
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The Legend of the Pargoud Indian Mound
Written for Louisiana Road Trips Magazine, November, 2010. Down Island Drive, where Bayou DeSiard meets the Ouachita River, is a small Indian mound. It is four hundred feet…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 