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Cemeteries of Ouachita Parish
The last map from the book I would like to highlight shows the location of all known cemeteries (at that time) in Ouachita Parish. None are labeled, but you could…
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Plantation Homes of Ouachita Parish
Another map to come out of the 1976-77 Historical Preservation Study, showed the plantation homes that stood along the Ouachita River. A lot of them are still standing.
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River Landings and Ferry Locations Along the Ouachita River
Have you ever been curious as to where some of the steamboat landings were along the Ouachita river? Back in 1976, the Ouachita Council of Governments and the Monroe-Ouachita Regional…
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A List of Monroe’s African-American Newspapers
I was browsing through the Genealogy Department’s collection, when I found a book called “Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers” by Barbara K. Henritze. It was published in 1995. It…
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Daughters of the American Revolution Yearbook 1929-1930
A few weeks ago, a member of the Fort Miro Chapter DAR brought to us a yearbook they had found for the organization that was over 90 years old. It…
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Arthur Allen Lasyone and the West Monroe Gravel Pit
Like a lot of you, I went to the Kitchen estate sale a few weeks ago. I bought the below picture due to it being taken in West Monroe. I…
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The 1950 Census is Here!!!
Due to what is called “The 72 year rule”, census records may only be released to the general public 72 years after the date they were done. Today, the 1950…
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A Ouachita Settlement Before Fort Miro?
I was reading a thesis called, “Study of landscape changes in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana” by Danny Allen. It was all about the effects of human settlement in Ouachita Parish on…
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Fighting Men of Louisiana Index
After WWII, a vanity print book was published, highlighting some of the soldiers who had served in that war from Louisiana. It was called “The Fighting Men of Louisiana”. It…
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The Excavation of the Fort Miro Site and a Forgotten Grave
I don’t know why this stuck out for me. Maybe it is because I have such a deep interest in cemeteries. I have loved them since I was a kid.…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 