Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • Students and Faculty of the North Louisiana Industrial Institute

    The bulletin for Leland University I found these lists of students in, can be seen on the Internet Archives here : https://archive.org/details/bulletin189798191011lela/page/n121/mode/2up?q=%22Monroe%2C+LA%22 . I also found them digitized on the…

  • Monroe’s Ties to a Lost Black University

    I am just recently hearing about a private school for African-Americans that was here in the 1890’s and the early 1900’s. To call out my own biases, I thought that…

  • Lincoln School

    This picture is amazing! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-bsc%3A44 It shows the faculty and staff of Lincoln School, which was an African American school during segregation. In 1962 or so, the Elm Street Elementary…

  • A & W Sandwich Shop – 1936

    It seems every town once had an A & W Sandwich shop at one time! This one was located at 326 DeSiard Street. The ad appeared in the 1936 telephone…

  • Ouachita Parish School Board, 1965-1966.

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-bsc%3A63 A similar picture to this one in our collection was found in the 1966 West Monroe High School yearbook, the Rebelaire. It identified the men in the photo as:…

  • George Riser – South Monroe Jr. High School’s first principal

    George Riser was a beloved educator in the local school system for many years. His family has donated some of his things to our collection. This photo was found among…

  • 1927 Flood in South Riverfront Street, West Monroe, LA

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A745 This one is labeled South Riverfront Street, West Monroe. After you cross Endom Bridge, turn left and you are on South Riverfront. I really don’t know exactly where this…

  • 1927 Flood Picture at Riverview Cemetery

    The photographer (Griffin?) took the shot standing at the entrance of Riverview Cemetery looking down South Grand Street during the 1927 flood. Fox Poultry Farms is on the right. Newspaper…

  • St. Matthew Catholic Church and St. Hyacinth Academy

    I was lucky enough to win this postcard last year, which shows St. Matthew Catholic Church and St. Hyacinth School on the left. St. Matthew still stands on the corner…

  • The Three Mile Inn – 1936

    Last month I saw a listing come up on Ebay for a 1936 Monroe Telephone directory. I instantly bought it! It came in a few days before the new year…