E.W. Thomson Drug Co.

Louisiana's Oldest Pharmacy

Pharmacy

We have been serving all your pharmaceutical needs since 1873.

Boutique

Clothes, jewelry, picture frames, and many more items can be found in our boutique.

Fountain

From old-fashioned Cokes to hand crafted milk shakes we have all the flavors you enjoy.

Our History

Vintage photograph of E W Thomson Drug Company, from around the beginning of the twentieth century.

E. W. Thomson Drug Company was established in 1873 by Mr. E. W. Thomson, a pharmacist from Alabama. He had brothers and a son who served as a U.S. Ambassador, a General of the U.S. Army, and an Admiral. His sister, who married a Mr. Hawley, had several poems and songs published. The Hawley home was located at what is now 510 Second Street in Delhi. Mr. Hawley drilled the first oil well in this area. Unfortunately, it was a hole located in the Bush Community.

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