Rochelle Grant Parish Louisiana

I remember Rochelle in the latter part of its existence, and I attended school there is 42-45, grades 1-3.

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I am currently tracing my little known family history. If anyone has any knowledge about Mr. and Mrs. Oscar & Estella Jones who were residents of Rochelle, La please contact me @ cjjonesinc@yahoo.com. Also, does anyone know what the old mill town formerly know as Rochelle is now called? Is it just considered Georgetown or […]

louisianahistorymuseum.org had a photograph of the hotel taken in 1909. However this musem marks all photos donated to them as copyrighted so we can not post it here. http://louisianahistorymuseum.org/picture-of-the-week-tremont-lumber-co-hotel-1909.htm Click on link.

OMG!! I wondered where my mom got my middle name from!! She told me there was a town named Rochelle, and I didn’t believe her! Thanx whoever posted this!

I received this request. If anyone knows the answer please comment. I have also atatched the best copy I have of that photo. I saw a 1921 picture on this site of Selma School. My mother Grace Madeline Morris Jordan was born in Selma in 1912. One of the children in the picture of Mrs. […]

Little River Bridge near Rochelle Louisiana Old photo of bridge

We are currently seeking names and comments from people who once lived at Rochelle. Thie saw mill town was once located on the MOP railroad near Georgetown, LA., about 40 miles north of Alexandria, LA and 60 miles south of Monroe, LA. The mille closed in 1945 and reopened at Joyce ,La., near Winnfield, LA.

By larkjgb at 2008-05-03

Submited by Jayme Berry

I’m not sure if anyone here will be interested in this or not, but me and a friend of mine are just getting into metal detecting. His father was raised in Rochelle (Mr. Jennings). We are planning an excursion to the Rochelle site to see what type of relics we might be able to find […]

Updated: noticed the photos were missing and corrected.

Panarama of mill. Click on image to load. Crew photo

The old black cemetery is located on the right side of us 165 at what was the back of the mill. You can watch the video on this link at the KALB website. The photo on the left is a air photo from the 30s. Click on a image to enlarge.

Please upload any photos of Rochelle you would like to share with others. A image upload link has been added to the comment form.

I have compiled a list from all the markers I found in the cemetery it is listed here rochelle-cem.txt If you know of a unmarked grave please let me know. This info is used by distant relatives that do not know where there grandparents are buried.

Above are 2 aircraft photos taken before the mill closed. If you have any other photos of Rochelle please submit them to me. The photo on the right shows why the bridges are blocked. The road is washed out .

Do you remember the saw mill at Rochelle, La? It shut down in 1945 and moved to Joyce, LA. There was a school and three churches, Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic. Do you remember Rufus Rogers? Mr. Day at the store?