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Famous Performances in Monroe/West Monroe
Yes, I am on a kick researching what big name stars came here to perform! I have given you a list from the local school gymnasiums/auditoriums. This is a list…
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Duke Ellington Comes To Monroe.
As I write this, I am researching the local music venues that were here before the Civic Center. I am limited to newspapers.com, which makes it easy to search through…
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Old Glory Tourist Sleepers
I bought this postcard from eBay back in September. This business was located where the Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union is now. According to newspaper articles, it opened in January…
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Area High Schools Served as Music Venues
At the end of September, I posted the below list in the Ouachita Parish History Facebook group. I decided to compile a list of ads I found in the newspapers…
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The War Dead of Ouachita Parish
I am not claiming this to be totally accurate by any means. I have compiled this list from many different sources, right or wrong. I just want a good list…
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Tallulah Bankhead Performs at Neville High School
Can you imagine if Morgan Freeman or Meryl Streep came to perform a play at Neville High School? That is what happened back in 1950! One of the most popular…
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Calhoun Experimental Station, circa 1900
I found these in an old digitized book put out in 1904 by the state to advertise the benefits of living in Louisiana. There were several pictures of areas around…
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Happy Halloween!
One of my favorite times of year is here! I thought I would share some of the tales I have heard through the years about ghosts in Ouachita Parish. Judge…
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Monroe Hardware Company Inc.
These two photos are from a 1936 supply catalog for the Monroe Hardware Company. The building is now Washington Square Plaza.
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A Photo of the founder of Sterlington?
This is another photo found in the collection of Dr. E. Russ Williams. On the back was the notation, “Poss. John Sterling”. That would be John Taylor Sterling, whom Sterlington,…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 