• East Carroll Parish Courthouse and Jail - Lake Providence LA
    The courthouse was undertaken in Lake Providence, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds from the Public Works Administration (PWA). The building was erected for a cost of $100, 589 (Leighninger, 2007).
  • East Carroll Parish Training School - Lake Providence LA
    This parish training school for African American students was undertaken in Lake Providence, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The funding was allocated as part of a joint project with the construction of an elementary and secondary school in Lake Providence and a bond was issued for the construction of the parish training school in 1937. The school was destroyed by fire in a suspected arson in 1959 (Leighninger, 2007). The exact location of the school is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Lake Providence Elementary and Secondary School - Lake Providence LA
    Construction of this school was undertaken in Lake Providence, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds provided by the Public Works Administration (PWA). The funding was allocated as part of a joint project with a training school in the same city. The brick school contained 20 classrooms, a gymnasium, offices, locker rooms, lavatories, and shower baths, and was completed at a cost of $140,093 (Monroe Morning World, 1937). The school was destroyed by fire in 1992 (Leighninger, 2007). The exact location of the school is unknown to Living New Deal.
  • Post Office - Lake Providence LA
    The historic post office in Lake Providence, Louisiana was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. It was completed in 1940. The building, which houses an example of New Deal artwork, is still in service.
  • Post Office Mural - Lake Providence LA
    The historic post office in Lake Providence, Louisiana houses an example of New Deal artwork: "Life on the Lake," a mural painted by Ethel Edwards and installed in the then-new building in 1942. The work was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts.