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Sidney and Annie Saunders Part II
Annie was born to the union of Alfred N. and Catherine Livingston in Bastrop around the year 1852. One of the rumors was that Annie was of mixed race. …
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Sidney and Annie Saunders Part I
I wrote about Sidney and Annie over three issues of Louisiana Road Trips Magazine in 2012. I put most everything I knew about Sidney and Annie Saunders in those articles.…
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Ivy Davis Home
According to the News-Star of April 29, 1937, the above old residence stood at the corner of Washington and North Second Streets. It had been built in 1871 by attorney…
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Mary Goss: Monroe’s Forgotten Philanthropist
I wrote this article for Road Trips Magazine back in 2016: Many people in Monroe are familiar with the name Mary Goss. The first thing that comes to mind is…
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Faulk Brothers Grocery
The above photo is a turn of the century photo of Faulk Bros. Groceries & Feed Stuffs store. It was owned by brothers William Clark Faulk and Francis Lamy Faulk.…
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Jackson Street circa 1945
Judging by the dress and automobiles, this was taken in the mid to late 1940’s. It shows a view of Jackson Street taken from DeSiard. You can see Monroe city…
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Bustling DeSiard Street in the late 1920s
This is a DeSiard Street photo that sits on top of a shelf in the Genealogy Department of the Ouachita Parish Public Library. It shows a traffic policeman directing a…
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The Pink Penthouse
Everyone remembers the pink penthouse at the old Penn Hotel. The building is no longer pink but still catches the eye when crossing Endom or the Interstate bridges. What is…
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Uriah Millsaps building
The oldest commercial building in West Monroe can be found on Commerce street. For many years, it was the Trenton Street Appliance Store. The building was built in 1885 by…
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The Salt Water Natatorium
The Salt Water natatorium was a happy accident caused by Mayor Forsythe. The good mayor had authorized drilling in the Monroe park to look for oil in 1909. Instead, the…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 