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The Opening of Pecanland Mall
I am going to date myself here! I remember the opening of Pecanland Mall. The official opening of the mall was Wednesday, July 24, 1985. It wasn’t until that Saturday…
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XYZ Club Mardi Gras Program
When I saw this program come up for sale on eBay on Shrove Monday, my eyes popped out of my head! It even had a “buy it now” price, which…
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The Origin of the Buddie the Dog Story?
In a previous post last year, I told you about the grave of a dog buried at Kiroli Park next to the amphitheater. I told you about an almost drowning…
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Peters Funeral Home Records – L Names
It was pointed out to me that In the Peters Funeral home index I posted a while back, I forgot to include the L names. I cannot make WordPress do…
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The Beginnings of the Brown Paper Mill
Today, this facility in West Monroe is known as Graphic Packaging. Back in 1924, a newsletter out of Delaware called “The Super Calender” did a profile about the brand new…
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Weaks Supply Company – 50th Anniversary Booklet
This little book was found in our vertical files and was digitized last week for the Louisiana Digital Library. It has some great photos of the Weaks building as well…
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The Wooten-Hyle Implement Company Ltd.
On December 29, 1909, the Shreveport Times carried this little paragraph in their paper, talking about a new business that had just organized in Monroe: The Wooten Hyle Implement Company,…
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Farmerville quarantines against Monroe
This amusing little paragraph in the New Orleans Daily Delta, October 26, 1853 shows just how frightened locals were of the yellow fever scourge! FENCING OUT YELLOW FEVER. – The…
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West Monroe Mayor Robert L. Rinehart
Carrying on from Tuesday’s post, another photo that caught my eye in the bathroom foyer was a photo of West Monroe early mayor Robert L. Rinehart! A very distinguished looking…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 