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1797 Map of the Maison Rouge Tract
Tulane University has some treasures. My boss brought this one to my attention: https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:12330 It is a copy of a map done in 1797 showing the Maison Rouge land grants…
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A Little Description of the Town of Calhoun in 1889.
Last week, my boss asked me if I had ever found any history or information on the town of Calhoun. I had to admit that I hadn’t. After much scrambling…
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Front Cover of Morris Henry Carroll’s Funeral Program
This came in the other day and I was struck by how well this captures this great educator’s persona. Mr. Carroll, of course, was the principal of Monroe Colored High…
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Louisiana Training School – 1916
Yes, LTI is that old!
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Monroe Post Office – 1916
I was told that when this building was torn down, they found an old sewing machine. It was used during yellow fever epidemics to punch holes in mail so they…
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Calhoun High School – 1916
A clearer view of this building can be found here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p15140coll27%3A82 . Notice that the sign says it was built in 1910. The building was six years old when the…
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West Monroe Grammar School – 1916
Over the next few days, I will share a few photos I found in a rare 1916 magazine I found about Ouachita Parish. Enjoy! The first view is of the…
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Delta Airline Ad
Very few outside Monroe know that Delta got it’s start right here. As a matter of fact, I was slightly annoyed when I few Delta last month and as I…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 