About Meet Monroe
Meet Monroe started out of curiosity and a genuine love for this place.
Every week we cover what is actually happening in Monroe and West Monroe: the restaurant worth driving to, the event worth clearing your calendar for, the story behind the place you have passed a hundred times without stopping. That is what the newsletter is for, and that is what the stories on this site are for.
If you want to know Monroe, not just live here, you are in the right place.
Know what is happening in Monroe before it happens.
Your free weekly guide to Monroe, Louisiana.
The stories
- Local first: written by someone who actually lives here and goes to things.
- Honest and curious: we go to things, pay attention, and write about what we actually find.
- The details that matter: the museum most people drive past, the event that surprised us, the place your neighbors haven't discovered yet.
- Rooted in this place: asking "wait, how did that get here?" and staying until we have an answer worth reading.
Monroe has more going on than most people realize. Our job is to find it and share it.
Hi, I'm Mila.
I cover events and places for Meet Monroe. I show up to museum openings, local performances, and the things Monroe has that most people walk right past. The field notes and first-person stories on this site come from me.
Mila Arias
Find us
We are digital only. No office, no storefront.