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DeSiard Street postcard, circa 1950.
I have never seen this postcard before! It shows a view up DeSiard street circa 1950. You can see the Paramount theater, Kress Department Store and the bank building with…
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Andre Cajun and the tale that refuses to DIE!
What you are looking at is the little book that started the wild tale about how West Monroe got started. I have written a summary about the Trent brothers legend…
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Twin City Shopping Center
The above photo was included in a 1970 informational brochure about Monroe. This was my favorite place to go as a kid! The opening of the Pecanland Mall spelled doom…
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The Ouachita Guards
Did you know Monroe had a National Guard way back in the 1890’s? They were called the Ouachita Guards. Below is a picture of the commanding officers and their “sponsor”…
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Talking Headstones: Louisa Lamy McGuire
The final video is of Cathy Airhart Webb playing Louisa Lamy McGuire. She has left us since then and now runs her own local theater!
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Talking Headstones: Annie E. Livingston Saunders Hardin
This was my performance of Annie Saunders, Monroe’s black sheep. She has been a lot of fun to do! This little performance has led into me portraying her life in…
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Talking Headstones: Mayor Dr. Andrew Alexander Forsythe
Back in 2013 just before Halloween, I and three colleagues portrayed four figures in Ouachita Parish History. We performed at the West Monroe Branch library on Cypress Street to rave…
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January 2, 1983: President Reagan Visits Flooded Monroe
The President’s visit last week got me to thinking about the last time a sitting President visited Ouachita Parish in 1983. Monroe was reeling from the effects of a devastating…
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Paul Harvey Comes To Monroe
In 1969, Paul Harvey visited Monroe and did one of his radio programs from KNOE studios. Stuffed in the vertical files of the Ouachita Parish Public Library were several flyers…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 