Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe Mayors

  • Portrait of Mayor Jack Howard

    This portrait was painted around 1965 by the noted European artist Verdi. It was unveiled at a Monroe Chamber of Commerce meeting in March, 1966 and hangs in City Hall.

  • May 2, 1979 Late News Broadcast on KNOE

    I was nosing about on the Internet Archives when I found this little gem of a video! Some commercials were included. Good old Freddy is even in the weather forecast!…

  • Buick Goes Around the World

    Back in 1924, Buick decided to take one of it’s cars on an around the world trip to prove that they are good cars and can take all driving conditions.…

  • Christopher Hunt Dabbs

    The first photo I would like to highlight is the patriarch of all the Dabbs family in Ouachita Parish. Dr. Christopher Hunt Dabbs: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A430 He came to Monroe during the…