Talk:Monroe, Louisiana

History for the city?
How come there is no history section for this city? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.116.140.110 (talk) 03:26, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Clean up
Can someone fix the edit links for Geography and Demographics? I think the big info box on the right is making them appear wonky (Safari and Firefox on Mac). 12 March 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.2.9.122 (talk) 19:33, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

The grammar and punctuation on here was a mess, but I have cleaned it up a bit. There were also some POV issues, so I removed those. However, it seems to me that what's left is not as well developed or researched as it should be (for instance, the children's museum and the Parks Dept. or whoever runs the skating rinks probably have websites that could be linked to). Is there a monrovian around here who has knowledge of such things? Mwillia9 07:27, 5 January 2007 (UTC) A nearby paper mill pollutes the air with a pungent foul odor.
 * I'm a local. Currently, I'm looking for links and confirmation of some of this stuff. hobbie 15:22, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

The paper mill is quite a long distance from Monroe, and in fact it is in West Monroe, Louisiana. You can very rarely smell the paper mill unless you are close to it. Removed.

Hey, I am trying to travel from Lutcher, Louisiana to Monroe, Louisiana. Do you have good advice how I can get there? How many hours will it take if i am driving 55 mph an hour?

'bout 4:20

I believe Monroe has a connection with Coco Cola.

I didn't know that there was going to be a knew speedway here! 216.79.211.188 03:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

The public & political corruption is so bad in Monroe and the entire Ouachita Parish area! 216.79.211.188 03:06, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

economy
I added information with high schools as well as changed the business section to economy and added major players in the Monroe economy. This article needs work! There is so much in Monroe! Also, a picture of the skyline should be added to the box--i dunno how-- it should be easy to find

OK--i did all of that and changed wording

Come on, there's more links to be added and more info to be found. Feature this article on some type of group work thing!

--me (verticalslope)

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Stanley "Tookie" Williams
I can't find anything that shows a connection between him and Monroe. He was born in New Orleans, a lot of sites say he was born in Monroe but they got their information from...an old(incorrect) wiki edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.107.51.219 (talk) 03:12, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman, former Mr. Olympia (bodybuilding's top honor) was born in Monroe, La. -shouldn't he be added to the notables list? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.96.220.57 (talk) 16:09, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Indian Mounds in or near Monroe, La.?
I heard a part of a radio program that said the oldest and possibly the largest Indian Mounds in North America, but I can't seem to find anything about them on the 4 Monroe searchs I've done, including on your info.

68.238.100.165 (talk) 21:23, 21 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Poverty Point – ishwar  (speak)  17:30, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

No mention of ULM?!
Nobody finds the fact that the city has a major university located in it of any note? I realize University of Louisiana Monroe has its own entry, but couldn't you say ULM is there, was founded on such and such date, and has so many students?98.19.144.219 (talk) 14:45, 24 October 2009 (UTC)


 * pretty small "major" university - what 7,000 or 8,000 students? now if lsu were there... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.141 (talk) 17:47, 13 August 2010 (UTC)


 * It may not be LSU but it is still a pretty significant university (only public pharmacy school in the state) and one of the cities biggest employers. It should be included. LeftNube77 (talk) 17:08, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

hi never been to monroe ,but been through LA as i use to live in FLA and GA ,any way my father grew up there way back he was a child when bonnie and clyde were gunned down .he told me about when they hauled there car in town. my dad has been gone for about 20 years now but was wondering if anybody knows the family his name was jacob dilworth murphy my name is john murphy at jdmurphy62@gmail.com. i live in okanagon WA.a small town of about 3 thousand pop about 47 miles from CAN border, really the sticks. if anybody can remember any family it would be great. im not looking for anything other than history ,thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.114.78.186 (talk) 06:07, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Monroe location is shown improperly
Hello,

The image sub-titled "Location of Monroe in Louisiana, within United States" shows Monroe on the lower-west side of the state, which is incorrect. Monroe is located roughly 200 miles northeast of that location.

Thanks,

98.222.19.172 (talk) 08:42, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Notable people section
The notable people section is too long. It needs to be moved into its own article. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 17:52, 22 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Moved to new article. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 03:09, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Native name in French
The infobox claims the "native name" of Monroe is Monroe de Louisiane. How can that be? James Monroe died 19 years after Louisiana joined the Union, and French was not an official language of the US. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:01, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

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Lumen leaving Monroe
Lumen is leaving Monroe and donating its campus to ULM. Ktkvtsh (talk) 18:22, 30 July 2023 (UTC)