Thursday, May 23, 2019

Mack H. McCraney Became the First African -American to Practice Law in Tangipahoa Parish

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R ev. Mack H. McCraney is a native of Hammond, Louisiana. he graduated from Greenville Park High School and went on to serve six years in...

Joyce Ann Jackson, First Black Female Warden of Tangipahoa Parish

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J oyce Jackson was hired by Sheriff J. Edward Layrisson. On September 1, 1984, as deputy and placed in the jail's kitchen to supervis...
Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Deputy Marshal Henry Jackson, 7th Ward, Hammond, LA

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Henry Jacksoon, Sr.  I n 1972 Marshal Vic Anderson, City Marshal for the City Court of Hammond, 7th Ward Tangipahoa Parish hired Henry ...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Bobby Carter First African American Deputy Clerk for the City of Hammond

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M s. Carter was appointed as the first African American Deputy Clerk for the City Court of Hammond, Louisiana by the Honorable Judge Leon Fo...

Donald Dotey First African American Louisiana State Trooper in Tangipahoa Parish

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D onald Dotey, Master Trooper was the first African-American State Trooper in Tangipahoa Parish. Donald was from Tangipahoa Parish. He serve...

Connie L. Dotey First African American State Trooper Southeast Louisiana

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C onnie L. Dotey was the first 1st Black Female State Trooper Southeast Louisiana. The 2nd in the State of Louisiana. Trooper First Class ...

Dr. J. L. Garrett the first African American Veterinarian in the City of Hammond

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D r. J. L. Garrett is a native of Newton, Texas. He graduated from Liberty High School in Newton. Dr. Garrett then attended Prairie View ...

Melvin Finn Was the Amite First Black Policeman

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M elvin Finn was appointed as the first black policeman in Amite on August 15, 1966. His duties were to patrol the black areas of Amite. He...

Rudolph Paul Gibson of Tangipahoa Parish

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M r. Gibson served on many boards in the State of Louisiana and the Parish of Tangipahoa. He was appointed by Gov. Edwin Edwards to serve...
Sunday, May 19, 2019

Sheriff's Deputy Edward Toefield, Jr., Killed in the Line of Duty

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Sheriff Deputy Edward Toefield, Jr.  February  2, 1984, Sheriff's Deputy Edward Toefield, Jr., was shot and killed by a bank robber...

Celebrating the Life of Walter James Boykins

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W alter James Boykins was born to mary and Ernest Boykins in Fluker, La., on August 6, 1938. His is the third child of seven. Walter atte...

Reconstruction in Tangipahoa Parish 1869-1877

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I n the last public speech at the White House on April 11, 1865, Abraham Lincoln called for emancipation for the entire nation. This pl...
Friday, May 17, 2019

Willie M. Chaney, Sr. of Kentwood, Louisiana.

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O.W. Dillon Training School Willie M. Chaney, Second Row: Right End Photo Courtesy: David Chaney   A couple of weeks ago, David Chan...

Annie's Picture Found on Ancestry Public Tree

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Annie Richardson Vining and her daugher Laura Photo Courtesy: Sharone Hall Frisco. A nnie was the daughter of Thomas and Amanda Brelan...
Sunday, February 3, 2019

Noah Augustus James and Lillie Webber James Founders of N.A., James Funeral Home

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Noah Augustus James and his wife Lillie Webber James Photo Courtesy of Eddie Robinson N oah Augustus James, Sr., was born in Missis...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Nurturing Our Roots " Our History, Our Story

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Next Generation Learning the Importances of Historic Preservation

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Chase LaCoste Photo Credit: Antoinette Harrell T here is a huge lack of interest in history and genealogical studies in our you...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

Festus Mix Walker and Corean Briggs Walker Family History

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Photo Credit Find A Grave D r, Percy Leroy Walker was born on December 18, 1918, and died October 1995 in Amite, Louisiana. He was the...

"Thomas Freeman" A Free Man of Color Owned A Plantation in Livington Parish, Louisiana

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T homas  P. Freeman was born about 1811 according to the 1870 United States Census.  He was born in Louisiana, He was married to a woman ...

1869-2019 Marks the 150th Anniversary of Tangipahoa Parish

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Picture Unknown Courtesy of Monteral Latrice Harrell I   became acquainted with the undocumented history of African American people...