Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe History

  • A Pioneer’s Tale

    As told by Daniel Armand Breard, Sr. to the News-Star, December 4, 1925, Page 5. BREARD HAS SEEN CITY GROW FROM VILLAGE OF 350Octogenarian Tells of Early Days in Ouachita…

  • A New 1877 Snow Picture Has Emerged!

    Last month, this photo came up for sale on eBay. It was labeled on the back, “Monroe, La. Jany 1st 1877, 18 inches snow. The heaviest known to white men. View of wharfboat…

  • A Street Fight In Monroe

    My eyes widened a bit when I read this! It seems two Civil War vets had a beef (um…literally) which lead to one trying to kill the other in downtown…

  • Monroe Skyline during the 1932 Flood

    Back in July, three Griffin photos came up for auction. I bought them. I will share all three in the next three posts. This first one shows the Ouachita River…

  • The Hottest Day on Record in Monroe.

    With no end in sight yet, our heat wave continues. The oppressive temperatures over 100 got me to thinking about the official hottest day on record. Online records state Monroe’s…

  • A Historical Sketch of the Italian Community of Monroe

    Very interesting read if you would like to know a little more about the Italian community in Monroe! https://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/deltaitalians.html

  • Men of First Baptist Church, Monroe

    This photo came from the collection of Nan Saulsberry. It shows the men of First Baptist Church of Monroe circa 1915. Only two are identified. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A747

  • Natchez Catholic Sisters Come to Help in Monroe

    Another book I have found on the Internet Archives site is a book called, “Angels of the Battlefield: A history of the Labors of the Catholic Sisterhoods in the Late…

  • A National Revival Movement Comes to Monroe

    Imagine if Billy Graham ever came to Monroe for a revival. Back in 1895, the Methodists had that level of a national revivalist. His name was Sam P. Jones, and…

  • The Clover Leaf Dairy

    Anyone remember the old Clover Leaf Dairy which stood in the 1800 block of Louisville Avenue? In the 1960’s or so, the Monroe Boy’s Club took a tour of the…