The Construction of the Lea Joyner Bridge

A couple of weeks ago, I was looking around in the Louisiana Digital Library, when I found a couple dozen photographs taken in the early 1930's of the construction of the Louisville Bridge. I have never seen these before! Apparently, they are owned by the Louisiana State Library. You can see them here: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/search/Monroe%20Bridge%20Construction%201931?type=edismax&cp=state-lhp%3Acollection . … Continue reading The Construction of the Lea Joyner Bridge →

The P.M. Atkins Bridge

Postcard of the P.M. Atkins Bridge shortly after it was built. Did you know that the Lea Joyner bridge was actually originally named for someone else? In 1931, Monroe and West Monroe decided they needed a new bridge across the Ouachita to connect the two cities. On April 30, 1936, Governor James A. Noe declared … Continue reading The P.M. Atkins Bridge →

Lea Joyner Bridge

I love this postcard, since it shows in stark detail how much the area has changed. There is not near the amount of green seen here left!