Georgia Tucker Elementary School is the oldest existing elementary school in Monroe.  The school was built in 1920 on land donated by Colonel Frank P. Stubbs in honor of his mother, Georgia Tucker Stubbs. 

The school is one of the last remaining examples of Mediterranean Revival architecture in northern Louisiana.  The architecture style came into prominence in the 1920s and 1930s.  The style evolved from rekindled interest in Italian Renaissance palaces and seaside villas dating from the sixteenth century.  This style is primarily found in California and Florida.  Structures are typically multi-story and based on a rectangular floor plan, and feature massive, symmetrical primary facades.  Tile roofs, arches and keystones are also characteristics of this style.  All the features can be seen in the architecture of Georgia Tucker Elementary School.

At the closing of the school in 1999, approximately 300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade attended Georgia Tucker.  The school prided itself on being stuffed with educators who strived for excellence from each of its students.  The faculty and staff over the years believed students should not only learn from textbook material, but also how to get along with fellow students and to practice self control.  Over the years, it was the goal for each and every student to reach his or her greatest potential and to achieve their highest self-esteem.

The Georgia Tucker mascot is the Alaskan Husky.  In January 1931, Unalaska, the lead dog for the team that took Admiral Richard E. Byrd to the South Pole in 1929, was killed after being struck by a car on Riverside Drive in Monroe.  At first, the dog was buried at the American Legion Hall in Forsythe Park, but there was some dispute about the dog being buried on Legion grounds because he wasn’t a World War veteran.  A crusade was then led by the school children of Georgia Tucker School to raise money to buy a marble slab and have the dog reburied on the grounds of the school.  The crusade was successful and Unalaska’s final resting place is under a marble slab at Georgia Tucker Elementary School.  In later years, the school adopted the Alaskan Husky as its mascot.

On February  25, 2006, United States Senator, Mary L. Landrieu honored the City of Monroe with a certificate of recognition for its dedication to preserve and restore the old Georgia Tucker School along with the G. B. Cooley House as historical and significant buildings in the community and the state of Louisiana.  The date was also declared “Monroe Preservation Day.”  Let’s fulfill this dream and find a permanent purpose for this wonderful building of ours.