Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe Civic Center

  • 1976 Ark-La-Miss Fair Performers

    We recently received a collection of local concert photos and I have been researching when they performed here. I’m not at liberty to go into detail yet about the collection,…

  • Paul Revere and the Raiders at the Civic Center

    I found these two ticket stubs a couple of weekends ago in my parents’ collection, tucked into a photo album. They told me this was the night my Dad proposed…

  • Mahalia Jackson Comes to Monroe

    In 1970, the Queen of Gospel herself, Mahalia Jackson sang at the Monroe Civic Center. Mayor Jack Howard presented her with a Pacemaker Bracelet and rolled out the red carpet…

  • Dedication Program for the Monroe Civic Center

    On September 2, 1967, the Monroe Civic Center formally opened to the public. I found the following program for sale on Ebay and bought it. The small strips were flaps…

  • Stevie Wonder Comes to the Civic Center

    Did you know that the great Stevie Wonder came to the Monroe Civic Center in 1970? Yep! Among the hits he sang that night were : “Yester-You, Yester-New, Yester-Day”, “My…

  • Latest News on the Library

    Just a little update and some juicy info I found! We hope the library computers and phones will be up next week sometime, but nothing is definite. What is definite,…

  • My First Concert at the Monroe Civic Center

    Allow me to be a little maudlin today. One of the biggest hair bands during my high school and college years was Poison. I was a hair band fan, thanks…

  • Civic Center Postcards

    Ignore the first hit in this search list. This shows the seven postcards we have in our collection that show the Civic Center just after it was built in the…

  • Miscellaneous Photos and Documents on Ouachita Parish

    And to go along with yesterday’s post, Vernon Parish Library also has a collection of miscellaneous photos and documents they have put on Flickr. There are some things on here…

  • Monroe Civic Center

    Written on the back of this rare postcard (Ouachita Parish Public Library Photo Collection, Photo No. 803): Monroe Civic Center Monroe, Louisiana Largest conference and entertainment complex in Louisiana. To…