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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

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

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