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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… read more
Date added: December 3, 2014; Modified: January 29, 2015
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… read more
Date added: December 3, 2014; Modified: January 29, 2015
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).
Date added: August 18, 2012; Modified: January 17, 2015
A New Deal mural entitled “Louisiana Bayou” was painted in 1939 by Paul Rohland. It was relocated from the original post office to the current post office in 1971. Rohland’s wife, Carolie painted murals for Bunkie, LA and Sylvania, GA.
Date added: November 20, 2014; Modified: January 17, 2015
This series of seven oil-on-canvas murals, painted by Xavier Gonzalez in 1937 and entitled “Strawberry Farming,” were hung in the post office until 1970, when they were moved to Southeaster Louisiana University. “Much of Gonzalez’s work was commissioned by the… read more
Date added: December 8, 2014; Modified: January 1, 2015
The Public Works Administration (PWA) undertook a public utilities project in Rayne, Louisiana during the Great Depression. The cost of the project was $86,169.
Date added: December 7, 2014; Modified: December 8, 2014
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) undertook an extension of the water system in Oak Ridge, Louisiana during the Great Depression. Public utilities projects, including such water supply and purification systems, accounted for ten percent of all WPA spending during the… read more
Date added: December 6, 2014; Modified: December 7, 2014
Construction of this footbridge was undertaken in Swartz, Louisiana during the Great Depression with federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor. The drainage canal was excavated by African American Works Progress Administration workers in 1936, near Monroe.
Date added: December 6, 2014; Modified: December 7, 2014
This bridge was built during the Great Depression with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It was constructed of pipes and serviced the G. B. Cooley Tuberculosis Sanatorium at White’s Ferry in West Monroe, Louisiana.
Date added: December 4, 2014; Modified: December 4, 2014
The Monroe swimming pool was undertaken in Monroe, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Monroe swimming pool at Forsythe Park was constructed for approximately $100,000 and was described… read more
Date added: August 17, 2013; Modified: November 20, 2014
The “Southern Pattern” was painted by Stuart Purser in 1941. It is located in the lobby of the town’s post office, which presently houses the Delta Music Museum.
Date added: August 15, 2012; Modified: November 20, 2014
The historic Delta Music Museum, located at the southeast corner of Louisiana and S. 3rd St. in Ferriday, Louisiana, was originally constructed as the post office. The building was constructed with U.S. Treasury Department funds ca. 1938.
Date added: March 31, 2014; Modified: September 23, 2014
The Terrebonne Parish Courthouse in Houma, LA was one of 11 in the state attributable to the PWA. KnowLA writes that the parishes that received new courthouses are: Caldwell, Cameron, East Carroll, Iberia, Jackson, Madison, Natchitoches, Rapides, St. Bernard, St…. read more
Date added: August 3, 2014; Modified: August 3, 2014
Constructed by the WPA in 1939-1940. It was used as the city hall until the 1980s. The building was restored and rededicated in 2008 and now serves as a tourism office.
Date added: July 28, 2014; Modified: July 28, 2014
Gueydan’s city hall was constructed by the WPA in 1936.