The Murder of Frederick Ludeling

Tuesday I mentioned that Frank Stubbs' eldest son murdered John Ludeling's son Frederick near the Cedars plantation on Riverside. I now realized that I have never written about it on this blog! Here are the facts as I know them, mainly from the Ouachita Telegraph, March 25, 1881. Let me preface this by saying the … Continue reading The Murder of Frederick Ludeling →

The Cedars – Plantation Home of the Stubbs Family

This one surprised me. The above home was built by Frank P. Stubbs, Sr. on Front Street (now Riverside Drive) circa 1853. This is a very historic home. A few years after it was built, Stubbs sold part of his land next door to Judge Ludeling and he built Sycamore Hall next to it. Somewhere … Continue reading The Cedars – Plantation Home of the Stubbs Family →

Sycamore Hall Burns

What got me interested in researching today's post and next week's two posts was thumbing through the Genealogy Department's copy of Sycamore Hall by Sylvester Breard on Wednesday. I am pretty nosey by nature and in the past I have researched this building. When I don't find anything on a particular topic, sometimes months or … Continue reading Sycamore Hall Burns →

Portraits in the Collection of the Louisiana Law Library

Did you know that several prominent Monroe names have portraits in the Louisiana Law Library? Some of them have been put online. John Theodore Ludeling, Monroe lawyer and Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He built Sycamore Hall: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lasc-justicesportraits%3A46 Samuel Douglas McEnery, Monroe's first Governor of Louisiana and a U.S. Senator: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lasc-justicesportraits%3A54 Frederick G. … Continue reading Portraits in the Collection of the Louisiana Law Library →

Sycamore Hall: Monroe’s Lost Mansion

In 1868, John Theodore Ludeling, Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, built a mansion on Riverside Drive (known as Front Street then), at what is now Hudson Lane. It came to be known as Sycamore Hall, named (so the legend goes) for a giant sycamore tree growing on the site. After John died, local … Continue reading Sycamore Hall: Monroe’s Lost Mansion →