MONROE
Ouachita Parish • Louisiana Local
Motto: “One City, One Future”
Monroe’s nickname is “Twin Cities of Northeast Louisiana”. The settlement formerly known as Fort Miro adopted the name Monroe, during the first half of the 19th century, in recognition of the steam-powered paddle-wheeler James Monroe.
The City of Monroe is home to the renowned Monroe Biedenharn Museum and Gardens located at 2006 Riverside Drive in Monroe. Joseph A. Biedenharn, the first bottler of Coca-Cola, lived in Monroe. Monroe was incorporated as a town in 1845 and incorporated as a city in 1906.
Collett E. Woolman was an airline entrepreneur who led Delta Air Lines as its principal founder, chairman and first CEO of Delta Air Lines. It was first incorporated as Delta Air Service on December 3, 1928 and named after the Mississippi Delta region.
He led Delta Airlines from its beginnings as a small, pioneering crop-dusting company in the Mississippi River delta country in the early 20th century to the Jet Age. Passenger service began on June 17, 1929, from Dallas, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, with stops at Shreveport and Monroe, Louisiana. Now Delta is a global airline.
The City of Monroe, Louisiana its people, business, and local neighborhoods embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many positive-minded and inspiring people as well as historic business-friendly local communities.
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