Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita Parish Schools

  • Calhoun High School

    Interesting view of the students and building that housed the old Calhoun High School. I don’t know exactly when it was taken, but from the dress, it looks really close…

  • African-American Schools in Ouachita Parish Before 1970.

    City and Parish schools were not integrated until 1971. Before then, the races were educated separately. Schools such as Wisner, Myles, Terzia, Boley, Monroe Colored High, etc. were all created…

  • 1930 Roarer

    I have been thumbing through a few of the old area yearbooks and some of the pages have caught my eye. I will share them here for the next few…

  • The Ouachita Parish School Board of 1915

    And this is a page from the Pelican of 1915 showing the School Board representatives at the time. Some pretty big names!

  • The Cadeville Normal School Catalog

    Did you know the little community of Cadeville once had a college? Yep! Found in the vertical files of the Special Collections Department was a copy of a catalog from…

  • Old Swartz School

    The library has a great photo collection of early one room schools in Ouachita Parish. This is thanks to a man named Henry Camp, who donated them. There are some…

  • Calhoun High School – 1916

    A clearer view of this building can be found here: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p15140coll27%3A82 . Notice that the sign says it was built in 1910. The building was six years old when the…

  • West Monroe Grammar School – 1916

    Over the next few days, I will share a few photos I found in a rare 1916 magazine I found about Ouachita Parish. Enjoy! The first view is of the…

  • Crosley School Jeep Campaign

    Over the next few days, I will be posting some photos that we need help identifying. If you recognize anyone in the photos, come by the library on 18th or…

  • Yearbooks in the Genealogy Department

    Did you know that the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy department has a large collection of elementary/secondary/college yearbooks? Over the next couple of days, I’ll post the list of what…