Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College

Back in 1930, the Ouachita Parish School Board and Police Jury decided to bring higher education to the Parish. The first problem, was selecting a site. A July 18, 1930 article listed the suggested sites: Dr. E.G. Calvert suggested 15 acres west of the railway, west of West Monroe and running through to Stella street. … Continue reading Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College →

The First Gulf War

I just wanted to share my perspective as a teenage college student at NLU when the First Gulf War broke out. Watching the coverage this past weekend of the strike on Iran and social media reels filled up with Gen Z kids terrified the draft was about to be reinstated brought all those memories and … Continue reading The First Gulf War →

Olin Hall

In late 1966, a large, 11 story dormitory for men was built at Northeast Louisiana State College. The contracted builder was Jesse Heard and Sons. The $2.8 million dorm was designed to house 832 male students and was named in honor of the Olin family, who owned Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation in West Monroe. It was … Continue reading Olin Hall →

A 1994 Interview with Dr. George Brian

Dr. Brian was an integral part of the area theatre scene. He taught theatre at NLU for many years. This is an interesting interview with him about his life and experiences. I had no idea his father was involved in the inquest of the assassination of Gov. Huey Long! Dr. Brian was involved in the … Continue reading A 1994 Interview with Dr. George Brian →

Northeast Louisiana State College – Circa 1968

I am guessing this aerial shot of the college was taken in the late 60's since the back mentions being an "...Entertainment center of the Gulf Southwest." That gives me the impression the Civic Center had just been built. Anyway, just look at this view! It blows me away how much the campus has changed!

The First African-American That Tried to Integrate ULM

The first African-Americans to integrate ULM were Sarah McCoy (Abakwue) and Bobby Saucier in 1964, and the first to graduate was Donald Wayne Smith in 1967, but did you know there were efforts at integration all the way back in 1952? I found this interesting article in the Pittsburg (PA) Courier of February 9, 1952: … Continue reading The First African-American That Tried to Integrate ULM →

ULM Photo Archives

One of the ULM Library's projects is the digitization of their photos in their collection. As they are done, they are available at this website: https://repository.ulm.edu/apc/ There are photos from every part of ULM's history and they are arranged by subject headings: Aerial Images, Campus Buildings, People Images, Sports and Miscellaneous. They encourage people to … Continue reading ULM Photo Archives →

The Pow Wow Online

How many of you former NLU/ULM students remember the student newspaper called the Pow Wow? Did you ever want to go back and read some of the articles? Maybe you have a relative or friend who's name appeared in one of the columns. Well, you are in luck! The Special Collections Department at the ULM … Continue reading The Pow Wow Online →

Coursework at Ouachita Parish Junior College 1931-32

This little rare gem from the library's collection shows what courses you could take at the brand new college that had just opened! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A110 ULM now offers hundreds of classes and dozens of degrees. What a difference 90 years makes!

Northeast Louisiana State College Postcard

I had never seen this postcard before! These buildings are all still there.