Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: West Monroe History

  • Natchitoches Street West Monroe Almost Had a New Name

    Back in 1953 a movement began in West Monroe to change the name of Natchitoches Street to Main Street. The DAR vehemently opposed the suggestion. You see, Natchitoches Street was…

  • Norris Syrup Company Ad – 1931

    I found two old phone books from Monroe for sale on Ebay and bought both for the library. This ad from the 1931 phonebook caught my eye. Keep in mind,…

  • 1927 Flood in South Riverfront Street, West Monroe, LA

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A745 This one is labeled South Riverfront Street, West Monroe. After you cross Endom Bridge, turn left and you are on South Riverfront. I really don’t know exactly where this…

  • Walking Tour of old Cottonport

    A few years ago, the Downtown West Monroe Revitalization Group created a pamphlet guide to the historic buildings and sites in the Antique Alley area of West Monroe. The pamphlet…

  • A Lost Grave at Travelers Rest Plantation

    I have a personal subscription to Newspapers.com and have noticed that they have now digitized the Ouachita Citizen from 1925 to 1976. While playing around with search terms, I found…

  • The W.L. Morris building in West Monroe

    Take a look at this old photo of the W.L. Morris building I just found in our files! It stood on Commerce street at the corner of Natchitoches (Alley Park…

  • Arthur Allen Lasyone and the West Monroe Gravel Pit

    Like a lot of you, I went to the Kitchen estate sale a few weeks ago. I bought the below picture due to it being taken in West Monroe. I…

  • The Beginnings of the Brown Paper Mill

    Today, this facility in West Monroe is known as Graphic Packaging. Back in 1924, a newsletter out of Delaware called “The Super Calender” did a profile about the brand new…

  • West Monroe Mayor Robert L. Rinehart

    Carrying on from Tuesday’s post, another photo that caught my eye in the bathroom foyer was a photo of West Monroe early mayor Robert L. Rinehart! A very distinguished looking…

  • The Crosley Family

    While visiting Antique Alley, I happened to go into the public bathroom in the old Union Oil Mill building. Hanging on the wall of the foyer were several historic photographs…