Monroe is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

The Monroe area is home to several museums, including the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum, The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens, Chennault Aviation & Military Museum, the Masur Museum of Arts, and the Northeast Louisiana Delta African-American Heritage Museum, one of the twenty-six sites recently identified for the state’s African American Heritage Trail along with the promptcharters.com

Bayou Desiard flows though parts of Monroe.
Golf
Bayou Desiard Country Club
Chennault Golf Course
Frenchman’s Bend Country Club
The Links at Muny, Forsythe Park
Shopping
Pecanland Mall has major anchor stores: Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears, and Burlington Coat Factory. The largest mall in North Louisiana, it has more than 100 other specialty stores
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