West Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Doug Duffey

— Northeast Louisiana Music Trail —

1. Doug Duffey Northeast Louisiana Music Trail Marker Marker

Inscription. "I didn't choose the Blues, the Blues chose me." Born 1950 Monroe, LA. Member of the Louisiana, NELA & National Blues Halls of Fame. As a Capitol, EMI, Warner & Motown recording artist, he has headlined festivals & music venues worldwide. Doug Duffey has written songs for, performed & recorded with George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, P-Funk, Rare Earth, Keith Richards, Nicky Hopkins, Lil' Queenie, Marcia Ball, Maceo Parker, Jerry Beach, Dan Sumner...

Erected 2024 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 32° 31.795′ N, 92° 9.574′ W. Marker is in West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It can be reached from Arkansas Road 0.1 miles east of Warren Drive. This marker is located inside Hasley Cemetery. If traveling West on Arkansas Road, take the third entrance into the cemetery (just before the traffic circle at Warren Drive). The marker can be seen from the road that runs throughout the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at

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or near this postal address: 140 Arkansas Road, West Monroe LA 71291, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alton Howard (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Twin City Jamboree (approx. 0.8 miles away); Trenton (approx. 1.6 miles away); Restoration Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Monroe Residential Historic District (approx. 1.9 miles away); Enoch's Pub & Café (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of First City Hall of West Monroe (approx. 2.8 miles away); Webb Pierce (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Monroe.

Also see . . .
1. Doug Duffey. Wikipedia

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2. Doug Duffey Marker

(Submitted on February 7, 2025.)

2. Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Molly McCullar

3. Doug Duffey Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 4, 2025. 2. submitted on February 4, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.