Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita Parish Sheriff Department

  • Legal Executions in Monroe

    All of these were hangings and all were given a trial and found guilty. Whether they were or were not guilty for the crimes they paid is left to history.…

  • Chee Chee: A Real Jailbird!

    Back in 1930, the following article was published in the News-Star. It tells about an unlikely mascot of the Ouachita Parish jail! News-Star, June 27, 1930, Page 14 CHEE CHEE…

  • The Officer Down Memorial Page

    This website maintains a database of all known law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Their names are on a memorial in Washington, D.C. Here are…