Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Breard Mercantile

  • Monroe National Bank Building

    The above building was built in 1889 on DeSiard Street at the head of First Street, now Walnut. It was directly behind the Breard Mercantile. The bank later moved to…

  • DeSiard Street circa 1910

    It seems DeSiard Street was a popular focus of many Monroe postcards. This one shows DeSiard street from the Endom bridge. To give you an idea as to where you…

  • Breard Mercantile

    What you are looking at is the Breard Mercantile building.  In later years, it was known as the Hipp Marks building.  It stood at the corner of South Grand and…