Heritage
How Mossville got its name, Native American relatives Helen Bradley
Mossville's Early Families
Vera Payne
Rich family heritage Edward "Butch" Lemelle Jr.
Treasures buried on Old Spanish Trail? George Braxton
Shoats Prairie, Perkinstown, and the Old Mossville Sign Lenoria Ambrose
Places
Old Spanish Trail and the Schoolhouse John Bernard
The Paradise Club Judy Montgomery-Gauthia and Elaine Robinson
Mossville’s post office Huber “Mickey” Smith, Sr.
The original Mossville School Building and remembering Pete Moss' honecomb in the school chimney Larry Payne
The Cowboy Inn, the Paradise, and Marge's Arthur Kenneth Lee
Shoats Prairie, Garrett's Grocery, Prudy's Drugstore LaSalle Williams
Mossville High and the constant activity at the community pool McKenneth Edwards
Politics & Integration
School Integration Christine Bennett
A segregated burger joint near Mossville George Braxton
Being the only African-American on the baseball team Joseph Charles
Community leaders and politicians influencing elections Christine Bennett
Josh Rigmaiden as an effective, gentle leader who garnered unity Edward "Butch" Lemelle Jr.
Sketchy Politicking Huber “Mickey” Smith, Sr.
Voting Rights Audrey Sims Guillory
The ties between Governor Edwards and the Montgomerys Judy Montgomery-Gauthia and Elaine Robison
Jacob Rigmaidenand Josh Rigmaiden as Mayors of Mossville Carolyn Rigmaiden-Frank
This project is a collaboration between the Imperial Calcasieu Museum and LSU Libraries to document the history of Mossville, a historic African American community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.