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15 Best Things to Do in Monroe (LA)

Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge

The largest city in Northeast Louisiana is on the west bank of the Ouachita River, facing off against its neighbor West Monroe. Monroe is named after a paddle wheeler, the James Monroe, that made a trailblazing voyage up the Ouachita River from the Mississippi, landing here in 1819. The city is a cultural mecca for …

Home to just under 20,000 people, this town in affluent Fairfield County is mainly residential and within an easy commute of New Haven and Bridgeport. Monroe exudes small town charm, and has more than its fair share of well-equipped local parks as well as inspiring and remote natural spaces. The quieter northern part of town …