Richwood in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Honoring the Area's African-American Musicians & Legendary Music Venues
Photographed by Molly McCullar
1. Honoring the Area's African-American Musicians & Legendary Music Venues Marker
Odis Jackson, Mighty Sam McClain, Earl Duke, Sister Pearlee Toliver, Penola Caesar, Ernie Miles, Toussaint McCall, Barbara West, Norman West, Richwood High School Marching Band, Mary Griffin, Reggie P, Blind Joe Reynolds, Ernie Johnson, Albert Moore, Leroy Marshall, Rudy Toombs, Fred Anderson, Robert Slim Finley, Tawanna Tarvin, Ivory Joe Hunter, Maurice Johnson & The Dynamics, Richard Johnson, Big Al Cherry, Dexter Jackson / KYEA, DJ Rob Lloyd, Lady A, Mark Taylor & Band, Josh Love, Rickey Minor, Rustee Allen, Adrian Griffin, Robert Wright, George Brown, T.K. Soul, Ricky White, Ghetto Cowboy... Venues: Cain's Lounge, The Elite, Member's Club, Carroll Auditorium, Savoy Ballroom, Head's Palladium, Ebony Lounge, Shane's, PPW's, Liberty Nite Club, The Delta Fest, Mother's Day Blues Festival, Bastrop/NELA Cotton Fest & many more!
Erected 2026 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 28.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 32° 26.913′ N, 92° 4.986′ W. Marker is in Richwood, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is on Martin Luther King Drive 0.1 miles east of U.S. 165, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Nebo Elementary School (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fort Miro (approx. 3.9 miles away); Mr. Jack Hayes / Mrs. Ann Stapp Hayes (approx. 3.9 miles away); Ouachita Parish High School (approx. 3.9 miles away); The Honorable Abe Edward Pierce III Convention Center (approx. 3.9 miles away); B.D. Robinson Conference Hall (approx. 4 miles away); Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); The Monroe Civic Center Arena (approx. 4 miles away).
Photographed by Molly McCullar
2. Honoring the Area's African-American Musicians & Legendary Music Venues
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
