Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ingleside Plantation

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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