Local Wiki
Ouachita Parish
Official Parish Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Police Jury / Parish Council meets
- Designated Mondays (typically bi-weekly) at 5:30 PM.
- Meeting location
- Ouachita Parish Police Jury Meeting Room, Administration Building, 100 Bry St, Monroe, LA 71201.
- Clerk of Court
- Hon. Dana Benson · P. O. Box 1862, Monroe, LA 71210-1862 · 318.327.1444 · www.opclerkofcourt.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.oppj.org/departments/administration/documents/index.php
- Police Jury President
- Shane Smiley (District E), Police Jury President. Phone: (318) 327-1340. Office: Administration Building, 100 Bry St, Monroe, LA 71201. (Police Jury: 6 members, Districts A-F.)
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- City of Monroe School District · School District
- Ouachita Parish · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Richwood · Town
- Sterlington (official website, opens in a new tab) · Town
- West Monroe (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026