Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita National Bank

  • Downtown View of DeSiard Street in 1959

    To give you an idea of where you are in this photo, the strip of buildings on the right foreground is the area where Rain the Salon is now. The…

  • 1927 Flood Picture

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A353 The photo in the link above, shows the back of the buildings on the 100 block of South Grand during the 1927 flood. You can see the Trousdale and…

  • DeSiard Street Circa 1926

    This shows the 300 block of DeSiard Street, looking west towards the river. The first building on the left was T. John, which was a clothing store. It was located…

  • Endom Livery is torn down.

  • Drawing of the old ONB/Central Bank Building

    I found this copy of a drawing of the old Ouachita National Bank and Central Bank & Trust building, stuck in a ratty binder down in south Louisiana this weekend.…

  • The Grand Lobby of the Ouachita National Bank

  • The History of Vantage Tower

    Vantage did a great history on the building they now occupy on DeSiard Street! Many long time residents remember it as the Ouachita National Bank.

  • The Lotus Club, circa 1925

    The below page comes from a magazine called “Monroe “Life””, published around 1925. It shows a photo of the interior of the Lotus Club, which is still operating at the…

  • Ouachita National Bank – 1916

  • Art Alley in 1927

    This was taken from the News-Star building in 1927 by Griffin. At the time, this street was known as 2nd Street, but is now known as Art Alley. Most prominent…