
Larry Davis and Elizabeth Guillory began searching over a decade ago for a St. Landry…

Bobby ArdoinJune 20, 2023

The water tower marks the Town of Leonville in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. (Story and…

Freddie HerpinJune 20, 2023

Today’s photo from the past is a view of the boy’s dormitory at the Southwest…

Carola HartleyJune 16, 2023

For those who love history, you’ll be interested in this about the Marquis de Lafayette,…

Carola HartleyJune 14, 2023

Today’s photo from the past shows us the girl’s dormitory at the Southwest Louisiana Industrial…

Carola HartleyJune 3, 2023

As this year’s National Women’s History Month comes to an end, we share the story…

Carola HartleyMarch 30, 2023

As a Free Woman of Color, Marie Magdalena Esprit/Lemelle Simien played an important role in…

Carola HartleyMarch 29, 2023

The Historic New Orleans Collection continues its “Exhibition Shortcuts” YouTube series with a video that…

Guest ContributorDecember 29, 2022

Photo from the Past is the family of Dr. Armand Lafleur (December 19, 1871 –…

Carola HartleyDecember 7, 2022

On a grave in the small Pitre cemetery near Prairie Ronde in St. Landry Parish,…

Carola HartleyNovember 29, 2022

The Acadian Museum of Erath is very pleased to announce that the long awaited book…

AdminOctober 19, 2022

The book Cherie Quarters: The Place and the People That Inspired Ernest J. Gaines by…

AdminOctober 9, 2022

Photo from the Past - Roger Family from Arnaudville, LA (Photograph from John Coffey Collection.)

Carola HartleyAugust 10, 2022

Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Sunday, June 19, 2022, this year. It is a…

Carola HartleyJune 15, 2022

International Harvester Farming Store, located at 1111 Second Street in Alexandria, LA. - c.1927

Carola HartleyJune 7, 2022

For those of us who have been around Opelousas for some time, when we talk…

Carola HartleyMarch 1, 2022

Mardi Gras, that rowdy celebration, has been riding piggyback on the Catholic Church’s Lenten celebration…

Carola HartleyFebruary 28, 2022

As part of the United States Work Progress Administration started by President Franklin Roosevelt uring…

Carola HartleyFebruary 7, 2022

The history of education in Washington is similar to the education history in neighboring Opelousas…

Carola HartleyJanuary 20, 2022

1912 was an important year in the history of Breaux Bridge in St Martin Parish,…

Carola HartleyJanuary 18, 2022

The 4th of July celebration in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana drew a large crowd in…

Carola HartleyDecember 10, 2021

For those who love sports, and especially those who follow the LSU football team, here…

Carola HartleyDecember 9, 2021

The main commercial district of downtown New Iberia is pictured here in this postcard product…

Carola HartleyDecember 8, 2021

Cadets from the Southwest Louisiana Institute (SLI), now know at the University of Louisiana at…

Carola HartleyDecember 8, 2021