Jefferson Highway Tourist Camp
The Natchitoches Tourist Park and Campground, situated west of what was the Normal College, was established in 1922 on the Jefferson Highway. One of the largest campgrounds on the...
- louisiana
- natchitoches
- jefferson highway
Steel Magnolias
It was on this location that the movie Steel Magnolias filmed Shelby's (Julia Roberts) funeral. It was this scene that prompted the phrase "laughter through the tears" which was used to describe...
- louisiana
- natchitoches
- film location
- movie
- cemetery
Early Spanish Missions
Catholic mission church built at Las Cabezas on Bayou Scie about 1795. Succeeded by Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe). In 1858 referred to as St. Michael (San Miguel)....
- louisiana
- spanish
- church
- religion
Jefferson Highway Historic Route
Named for U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, this highway was completed in 1926 and originally extended 2,194 miles from Winnipeg, Canada and onto New Orleans, Louisiana. Its route in...
- louisiana
- pineville
- rapides parish
- jefferson highway
Louisiana Logging Camp
Established by the Louisiana Lumber Company of Glenmora. The company built a small town here in 1923 consisting of a hotel, commissary, oil and pump house, machine shop, and office building which...
- louisiana
- industry
- logging
Richard More
This land was once owned by Richard More the only Mayflower passenger to move from Plymouth to Salem
William Stephens
Allegheny West Historic District
Allegheny West developed as a neighborhood of the wealthy and the substantial middle class between 1850 and 1910. North, Beech, Lincoln, and Western Avenues are streets of Italianate and...
- pittsburgh
- allegheny west
- historic district
- neighborhood
- ccac
Calvert United Methodist Church & Cemetery Washington County
Calvert Methodist Episcopal Church South first organized in in a community building used for a school. In 1889, Francis A. and Edna Webb donated this property for a church, and the...
- alabama
- church
- cemetery
The Amédé Ardoin Lemon Tree
Planted In Loving Memory Of Influential Louisiana Creole Singer, Songwriter and Accordionist Amédé Ardoin March 11, 1898-November 3, 1942 Born near Basile in Evangeline Parish Amédé Ardoin...
- louisiana
- cajun music
- music
- entertainment
- tree
Art Alley
In 2008, armed with vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, Brad Arender, Alan Brockman & Edmund Williamson, combined their resources and talents to create Monroe’s first Gallery Crawl on this very...
- louisiana
- art
- monroe
Washington
Prosperous ante-bellum inland port and Western frontier gateway. Texas Stage and river packets interchanged passengers and mail. Passengers, freight were transferred to northbound craft.
- louisiana
- town
- st. landry parish
The Savoy Ballroom
Built in 1929 the Miller-Roy Building, a vibrant hub for Monroe's African American owned business community, was also home to the illustrious Savoy Ballroom, as a stop on the renowned...
- louisiana
- music
- monroe
Enoch's Pub & Café
A family owned & operated business founded on St. Patrick's Day 1980 by Enoch Doyle & Yvette Jeter. Known internationally for live music & comradery among patrons, Enoch's legacy lives on. A toast...
- louisiana
- monroe
- music
Bobby Bridger
A celebrated singer-songwriter, poet, author, playwright, sculptor, painter, historian & Native American activist... Born Robert Durham in Columbia, LA., Bobby was part of the early music scene in...
- louisiana
- music
- entertainment
Webb Pierce
West Monroe, LA. 1921-1991 As a major recording artist and performer, Michael Webb Pierce had 13 number one hits & 42 top ten singles. He was a headliner on the Louisiana Hayride, Grand Ole Opry &...
- louisiana
- country music
- western music
Ivory Joe Hunter
1911 - 1974 Ivory Joe Hunter "The Baron of Boogie" Ivory Joe, a legendary pianist & prolific singer- songwriter was born in Kirbyville, TX. Hunter made Monroe, LA. his family's home for 3 decades,...
- louisiana
- music
- entertainment
Mable John
Born in Bastrop, LA. Mable grew up in Arkansas, birthplace of her brother, blues legend Little Willie John. Their family moved on to Detroit where her musical journey began. As the first female...
- louisiana
- music
- entertainment
- women
Tony Joe White
Oak Grove, LA. - Nicknamed the Swamp Fox for his bluesy, bayou-evocative storytelling, Tony Joe was born and raised in the Goodwill community, just outside of Oak Grove. Always embracing his...
- louisiana
- music
- entertainment
Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Plaza
December 12, 1928 - July 12, 2017 Dr. Robert Guthrie Jarrell, Jr. was born in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana and grew up in Epps, Louisiana where his parents owned the pharmacy. He became...
- louisiana
- memorial
- charitable work