On this date, April 15th, in 1938 our maternal grandfather, Papaw Bill opened his cafe in the downtown location where Brooks Drugs is today in Jonesville, Louisiana. BILL LaPRARIE BUYS NEW LOCATION FOR RESTAURANT April 15, 1938 New Place Now …
Bill’s Cafe Opens in New Location – On this Date in 1938 Read more »
I attended my first meeting of the Catahoula Parish Historical Society last Monday night. I am so excited to try to help in any way I can. When I was born, I lived in a house just off the former …
Troyville or Jonesville, The Sacred Gathering Place Read more »
My sisters and I have begun this endeavor to memorialize our family memories and stories out of a deep sense of longing brought on by the loss of connections we once had, and also by the desire to carry on …