Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: West Monroe History

  • West Monroe Salutes Industry

    How about this little pamphlet listing some of the industries in West Monroe in the 1950’s? Here you will find information and photos of Bancroft Bag, the Union Oil Mill…

  • HISTORIC HASLEY:  Secrets From The Grave 

    Last year, the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy and Special Collections Department applied for and won a Rebirth Public Library grant* from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Our project was to create…

  • The last link in I-20 is dedicated: 1965

    On May 11, 1965, the Stella Street interchange on I-20 was dedicated. We have a rare program from that day in our collection. You can view it here: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A82 .…

  • Glenwood Hospital Opening Program

    Another one from the collection is the dedication program for Glenwood Hospital, West Monroe in 1962. There is a lot of historical information in this little booklet! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A106

  • A Fascinating Scrapbook For Our Collection

    Last week, a scrapbook full of pristine candid photos was given to the library. It was about to be thrown into the garbage when it was rescued. What it contained…

  • Ouachita Parish History In a Calendar

    These were done in the 1980’s by the West Monroe Historic Preservation Project. Each month featured a photo and info about the area’s past. They are rare, but if you…

  • A Letter to His Mama

    This one comes all the way from Missouri. A radio host asked for people to submit letters from service men writing to the folks back home for a collection. This…

  • The End of Old Trenton

    I have always wondered what happened to all the buildings that once made up the town of Trenton. The town was so important before and after the Civil War and…

  • Cottonport becomes West Monroe

    The Daily Telegraph (Monroe, LA) October 3, 1883 Page 2 “West Monroe.” Why should not Monroe and Cottonport [Note: where Antique Alley is today.] be consolidated? The Railroad Company has…

  • A Very Good Boy – The Legend of Buddie The Dog

    Perhaps you have wandered around Kiroli park near the amphitheater. On the right side of the amphitheater, past the end of the sidewalk is a grave marker marked with the…