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1982 Critters’ Creek Commercial
Boy, this one brought back memories!
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St. Paschal’s School – 1945
These final photos show the Catholic school which was a part of the church. I believe this school was the first Catholic school in West Monroe.
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St. Paschal’s Catholic Church, West Monroe
At one of my favorite antique shops in West Monroe last week, I found a little pamphlet from 1945 detailing the history of West Monroe’s first Catholic church, St. Paschal’s.…
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DeSiard (and 3rd?) Circa 1908
One of my newest eBay finds is this postcard, which was cancelled in 1908. From looking at the 1909 Sanborn fire maps, I have it tentatively identified as being taken…
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The Murder of General Ferdinand Morgan from Charles Morhouse’s Perspective
In the previous blog post, I told you about finding the Edward Livingston Papers in the Special Collections of the Princeton University Library. Several letters have caught my attention, including…
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The Crime and Execution? of John Loslo/Leslie
Years ago, I compiled a list of all legal executions that happened in Ouachita Parish. Earlier this month, I was going through the online papers of Edward Livingston in the…
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Portrait of Abraham Morhouse
A few weeks ago, stumbling around the internet, I found this little gem. It is identified as Abraham Morhouse and it is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery…
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Olin Hall
In late 1966, a large, 11 story dormitory for men was built at Northeast Louisiana State College. The contracted builder was Jesse Heard and Sons. The $2.8 million dorm was…
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Tex Roper Interview Shortly Before His Passing
I see that people are still pulling up my article about Grover Daniel “Tex” Roper, Jr., so I thought since people were still interested in him, I would share another…
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The Monroe Monarchs
Did you know Monroe hosted the 1932 Negro League World Series championship game? The great Satchel Paige and several other Hall of Famers played in those games right here in…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 