Carola Lillie Hartley
Publisher and Contributing Writer
Today’s photo from the past shows us the girl’s dormitory at the Southwest Louisiana Industrial Institute in about 1907. This was probably the first building on the campus to house the girl’s dorm.
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII)
Today called the University of Louisiana (UL), located in Lafayette, LA, the school was originally named the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII), according to the 1898 legislative act that created the school. State Senator Robert Martin, for whom UL’s administrative building is named, authored this legislation.
Photograph: Carola Lillie Hartley Collection.
