Monroe & West Monroe, Louisiana
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Every event this week
Live music, food trucks, kid camps, car shows, art openings. With times, prices, and addresses so you can just show up.
The Ouachita Report
Sunrise, sunset, moon phase, river level, air quality, and what to look for in the night sky this week.
Field Notes
First-person stories from around Monroe. A private car collection, kayaking Cheniere Lake, a Broadway percussion show at the library.
Where to eat, what's open
Restaurant specials, wine dinners, food events. On holidays: which local spots are open, which are closed, confirmed by us.
Good Things
Positive local news you probably missed. Hospital awards, university partnerships, community moments that make Monroe what it is.
The Porch
A poem or reading to close the week. Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, Randy Newman. A quiet moment before you head out.
From recent editions
Real content from the last 4 weeks.
Full July 4th timeline from 8 AM to 9 PM. 10 restaurants confirmed open with specials and phone numbers. Street closures by hour. Where to watch fireworks. Pet safety tips. Emergency contacts.
Charles Rand's private car collection in West Monroe. 17 antique cars under old Ford signs. He started in 1994 with a $75 Ford in a Goodyear parking lot. He drove over and picked us up himself.
Monroe is now home to the first fully certified gluten-free hotel in the United States. Hotel Monroe earned the designation from the National Celiac Association.
"When despair for the world grows in me, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water." Wendell Berry, The Peace of Wild Things.
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