Tag: Ouachita Parish Schools
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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…
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One Room Schools in Ouachita Parish – 1905
This is great! I found an article in the New Orleans Item newspaper, dated October 30, 1905 stating that the Ouachita Parish schools had opened! Most of them can be…
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A List of Past Principals of Ouachita Parish High School
I got curious last week and decided to compile a list of all the Principals who have served OPHS. I started all the way back in 1894 when the Original…
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Ouachita Parish High School’s First Principal
Meet Mr. Henry E. Chambers, OPHS’ very first principal! I was shocked when his photo came up associated with the school. Henry Chambers is well known in my department for…
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The First Graduating Class of Ouachita Parish High School
So I told you yesterday about the first class of the Monroe City High School, which is the forerunner of Neville. Lets go back about six years, to when the…
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Ouachita Parish High School Graduation Programs
I didn’t know we had a small collection of them in our files. How about 1916: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A67 1923: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A66 and 1933: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A65
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Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, 1932
This one is awesome! It is a souvenir program for the 40th Annual Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, held at the Francis Hotel in November, 1932. There are some great photos of…
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The Camp School Collection
Over the next several weeks, I will be pointing out the things that my boss has been uploading to the Louisiana Digital Library database. Some you may recognize, because I…
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An Update to “An Early Graduating Class” Post.
Back on March 24th, I posted a photo from Dr. Williams’ collection showing a group of high school graduates which I could not identify. During the hiatus, I was contacted…
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An Early Ouachita Parish Graduating Class
Oh this one is super frustrating. A label on the photo states it was the photo of Maude Rogers, Parish School Graduation. There is where the trail runs cold. I’ve…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 