A Pioneer’s Tale

As told by Daniel Armand Breard, Sr. to the News-Star, December 4, 1925, Page 5. BREARD HAS SEEN CITY GROW FROM VILLAGE OF 350Octogenarian Tells of Early Days in Ouachita Parish Seat. Recalling Monroe as a little village of 350 people, back when his memory first began to function, D.A. Breard, Sr., told reminiscently today … Continue reading A Pioneer’s Tale →

Oldest Camellia Trees in Ouachita Parish

I found a fun little article in the September 29, 1963 Monroe Morning World, describing the oldest known Camellia plants in the parish. Three were documented. The oldest was a plant of the variety known as the Henry Bry, growing at Layton Castle. It was also known as the Woodville Red. It was brought from … Continue reading Oldest Camellia Trees in Ouachita Parish →

A 1938 Speech Study in Monroe

I have found that LSU has digitized some of their thesis books and have made them available for free download. One in particular has caught my attention. In about 1937, a Doctoral student named Grace E. Ingledue, decided to study the speech patterns of six life-long Monroe residents. The six persons she studied (all white) … Continue reading A 1938 Speech Study in Monroe →