North Louisiana History facts for kids
North Louisiana History is a special magazine that comes out twice a year. It's published in Shreveport, Louisiana. The North Louisiana Historical Association (NLHA) creates it. This magazine shares interesting stories about the history of North Louisiana.
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The Story of North Louisiana History
The idea for North Louisiana History started with the North Louisiana Historical Association (NLHA). This group began in 1952 at Centenary College in Shreveport.
Important people like Mrs. D. H. Perkins and Dr. A. W. Shaw helped start the NLHA. The group gives out special awards called the Overdyke Awards. These awards honor the best research papers published in their journal. They are named after W. Darrell Overdyke, a history professor from Centenary College.
Over time, the NLHA became a non-profit group. Its main goal is to find and keep historical materials about North Louisiana. They welcome articles from history experts, local historians, and even students. A historian named B. H. Gilley once said that "a wealth of research has been written and preserved in [the NLHA] publications."
How the Journal Grew
Before North Louisiana History became a full journal, the NLHA published other things.
The Bulletin
From 1956 to 1958, the NLHA published a "bulletin." J. A. Manry (1903–1993) was the editor. He was a journalist and a history expert.
The Newsletter
From 1959 to 1969, the NLHA published a "newsletter." Max Bradbury was the editor of this newsletter. Today, the NLHA still honors Max Bradbury with the Bradbury Award. This award goes to the "most outstanding article" published in North Louisiana History each year.
The Journal Starts!
In the fall of 1969, the NLHA started a proper journal. Morgan D. Peoples from Ruston became the editor. He was a history professor at Louisiana Tech University.
The journal was first called Journal of the North Louisiana Historical Association. It came out four times a year, from 1969 through 1998.
A New Name: North Louisiana History
The journal changed its name in 1999. After Volume 29, No. 4 (Fall 1998), it became North Louisiana History. The new name started with Volume 30, No. 1 (Winter 1999).
North Louisiana History Today
Today, Kathleen Smith edits the journal. She is an English professor at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. The journal is printed using a press named after John Ardis Cawthon. He was a history professor and writer from Louisiana Tech.
The journal accepts articles about any part of Louisiana north of Alexandria. You can find a list of articles published between 1970 and 2005 online. Besides scholarly articles, the journal now also accepts personal stories and essays. These are about regional history, a type of writing that John Ardis Cawthon was very good at.
Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS) helps the journal. They provide office space and a special library collection. This collection is part of the LSUS Archives at the Noel Memorial Library. It includes an online list of the journal's articles. Since 1970, Centenary College has also kept an archive of NLHA historical materials. Articles from the journal have been listed in America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts since 1970.
