Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • DeSiard Street Paving – 1923

    What you are looking at is the 300 block of DeSiard Street being paved. This was a big deal when it was finished in late 1923! You can see the…

  • Malone Stadium Predecessor

    This came from the very first ULM annual back in 1933. What you are looking at is Indian Field which was located behind the buildings that front DeSiard Street at…

  • Monroe City School Board – 1925

    Found this picture in one of our old yearbooks. Some pretty big names in our town’s history!

  • Uncle Tom of The Old South

    Another local author I found was a woman I was very familiar with: Martha Frances Surghnor. She was a contemporary of Sidney and Annie Saunders and wrote about Sidney’s tomb…

  • William Jennings Bryan Visits Monroe

    Did you know that the great orator, William Jennings Bryan once visited and gave one of his famous speeches at Monroe? I didn’t either, until I accidentally stumbled across this…

  • Monroe Firemen’s Pension Fund

    This little plaque was found by a colleague in our files. It shows the Fire Station on Hudson lane in 1960. Neat little treasure!

  • A Relic of a Racist Era

    Oh boy. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I got this book. I found out about Blanche G. Oliver due to the library’s collection of WPA documents.…

  • Tonga Lounge

    This second shirt I found on Trenton brought back a strong memory, even though I never walked in the doors that I remember. I was too young! As a kid,…

  • Howard Griffin Land O’ Toys

    I found a couple of shirts last week in a shop on Trenton Street, and they brought back a flood of memories. This one was probably the most meaningful to…

  • Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home

    This photo is circa 1939.