This Month IN Bossier Parish History

                                       

                                        March: Through The Years

March 1: It’s National Dress Day!

Today is to celebrate the most versatile article of clothing there is — the dress!                     

 c.1860's Caroline Boney Battle                             c.1950's Ann Ford Stromile

Mar.16, 1922:  Weekly news from 100 years ago

* Fred Edens had a severe accident when he ran into the barb wire fence.

*  Rocky Mount Community: School was closed due to several cases of the flu.

* Rev. Materne preached a farewell sermon at the Plain Dealing Baptist Church

                               

  

Mar. 31: Happy National Farm Workers Day!

National Farm Workers Day is to pay tribute to the unsung heroes on a farm who are the hired workforce doing the tougher part of the job such as plowing fields, operator tractors, spreading fertilizers, and trimming hedges. Without their hard work and commitment, farmers wouldn’t be able to grow, maintain, and harvest crops on such a large scale. So, on this day, we thank and glorify all farmworkers for making it possible to bring fresh produce to our tables in the face of increasing risks and challenges.

                                           Farmer's Cooperative Meeting held in Benton in 
                                           William Clement home in 1927.  

                                            Man using sheller machine as three boys
                                            from FFA look on. c. 1963

                                                  Photograph of eleven young men, 

                                                  International Paper instructor, 
                                                  and the FFA advisor in front of the

                                                  Plain Dealing School Forest.