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Monroe is the home of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo. To the west of the city is West Monroe, with a population in excess of 13,000. Also located there is the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], formerly known as Northeast Louisiana State University.

Monroe is the home of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo. To the west of the city is West Monroe, with a population in excess of 13,000. Also located there is the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], formerly known as Northeast Louisiana State University.

Early in the 20th century, Joseph A. Biedenharn, the first bottler of [[Coca-Cola]], moved to Monroe from Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]]. His home and gardens at 2006 Riverside Drive is a house museum. Until Biedenharn's bottling operation began, Coca-Cola could be procured only at soda fountains. Biedenharn was also one of the founders of [[Delta Air Lines]], which subsequently moved to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].

Early in the 20th century, Joseph A. Biedenharn, the first bottler of [[Coca-Cola]], moved to Monroe from Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]]. His home and gardens at 2006 Riverside Drive is a house museum. Until Biedenharn's bottling operation began, Coca-Cola could be procured only at soda fountains. Biedenharn was also one of the founders of Delta Air Lines, which subsequently moved to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]].

 

The principal [[newspaper]]s in Ouachita Parish are the ''[[Monroe News Star]]'' and ''The Ouachita Citizen'' in West Monroe.

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