Louisiana Training Institute Postcard, circa 1930

This is a very rare postcard showing some of the buildings that once stood at LTI. I found another one posted at the Ouachita Parish Genweb site with the notation that her postcard was postmarked in 1937. You can read her description of the postcard here: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/photos/louisian632gph.txt.

A West Monroe Boy Separated From His Dog Outrages the World

This one was brought to my attention in one of the Facebook groups I am a member in. Back on October 5, 1954, a ten year old boy named Joe Cooper took his bike to school at Ransom. Following along behind him was his mutt Tippie. According to the boy, he tied his pet to … Continue reading A West Monroe Boy Separated From His Dog Outrages the World →

Louisiana Training Institute (LTI)

Here is a nice little history of LTI: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-wpa%3A8

Early View of LTI

This is an old postcard I have never seen before. It shows the original buildings of the Louisiana Training Institute campus.