Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

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  • An Illustration of the 1830 Murder of General Ferdinand Morgan

    Google Books is a treasure trove for historical and genealogical researchers. I was thinking about the Morgan/Morhouse feud, which was the first blog post I ever did. I decided to…

  • Famous Area Cookbooks

    A post on a popular historical Facebook page about area cookbooks had me thinking about them. There are three that are very well-known in our area. I’ll start with the…

  • A Very Good Boy – The Legend of Buddie The Dog

    Perhaps you have wandered around Kiroli park near the amphitheater. On the right side of the amphitheater, past the end of the sidewalk is a grave marker marked with the…

  • Ken Fletcher Booth

    Today is the day that one of Northeast Louisiana’s most respected investigative journalists is laid to rest. I remember seeing Mr. Booth on my TV screen as a kid. I…

  • The King Comes to the Twin Cities

    Hank Snow was nothing to sneeze at. If you know Country music, you know Hank as one of the big founding Opry stars. He was inducted into the Canadian and…

  • Antique Alley History

    Great little history video showing the story behind several of the buildings and stores along Trenton Street in West Monroe, known as Antique Alley.

  • The History of the Central Bank Building

    Another great video of the history of the Central Bank Building.

  • The Virginia Hotel Building Restoration

    I remember this building when it was used as a state office building. At the time, I marveled at the white marble staircases and knew there was a jewel hidden…

  • The Grand Lobby of the Ouachita National Bank

  • Georgia Tucker Elementary

    This is a wonderful documentary on the history and restoration of the old Georgia Tucker Elementary School, located in Monroe’s Historic Garden District.