Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College

Back in 1930, the Ouachita Parish School Board and Police Jury decided to bring higher education to the Parish. The first problem, was selecting a site. A July 18, 1930 article listed the suggested sites: Dr. E.G. Calvert suggested 15 acres west of the railway, west of West Monroe and running through to Stella street. … Continue reading Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College →

Happy Halloween!

One of my favorite times of year is here! I thought I would share some of the tales I have heard through the years about ghosts in Ouachita Parish. Judge J.N.T. Richardson is said to still haunt Ingleside Plantation. He tends to play the piano. Chains rattle throughout the house and the plantation bell rings … Continue reading Happy Halloween! →

John Peyton Parker

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed this carte de vise photograph come up for sale on eBay. It was signed on the back and front saying it was a portrait of John P. Parker from December, 1877. I couldn't let it go and paid way too much for it. I am a sucker for … Continue reading John Peyton Parker →

Early Monroe Homes Report, 1966

Here is another treasure from Nan Saulsberry! It is a report she did on the area's historic homes. The buildings that are mentioned: O'Kelly House, Lower and Upper Pargoud Plantations, Fort Miro DAR Chapter House, Layton Place, Ingleside, Colonial Dames Museum [Isaiah Garrett Law Office], Boscobel and the Filhiol Home. Keep in mind, some of … Continue reading Early Monroe Homes Report, 1966 →

Ingleside Plantation Circa 1910

I found this online in a book published in 1912 by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Immigration called, "A hand-book of Louisiana". I'll be posting a couple more photos from it over the next few days. The front yard of Ingleside looks very different today!

Ingleside Plantation Cemetery

Back in the 1980's, the Joyner family bought a plot of land near the Baptist Children's Home that had once been part of Ingleside Plantation. While clearing it, they uncovered a pile of broken headstones from the 1800's that had been piled in a ditch and forgotten. (The ditch had formerly been the original Kansas … Continue reading Ingleside Plantation Cemetery →

Ingleside Plantation

This next document concerns the old Ingleside Plantation home, which still stands near the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-wpa%3A3