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

Fant-Ewing Coliseum

— Northeast Louisiana Music Trail —

Photographed by Molly McCullar, April 10, 2025

1. Fant-Ewing Coliseum Marker Side A

Inscription.
Opened in 1971, the Coliseum & events surrounding Spring Fever hosted these performers: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Sha Na Na, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chicago, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, Earl Scruggs, Dr. John, Dan Fogelberg, Todd Rundgren, Kool & The Gang, Jackson Browne, The Spinners, Charlie Daniels, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, James Taylor, Sea Level, Johnny Guitar Watson, Marshall Tucker Band, Chic, Ronnie Milsap, Crystal Gayle, Kansas, Peaches & Herb, Ted Nugent, Mickey Gilley, Bill Withers, The Stylistics, The Eagles, Hall & Oates, The Go-Go's, Mississippi Mass Choir, Goo Goo Dolls, Grace Slick & Starship, The Meters, Delbert McClinton, Asleep At The Wheel, Country Joe & The Fish, Cheap Trick, The Bangles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beach Boys, Keith Sweat, The Judds, Cowboy Mouth, Ying Yang Twins, Better Than Ezra, Tracy Lawrence, Ludacris, Panic At The Disco, Lee Brice & many more.

Erected 2025 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 22.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location. 32° 31.821′ N, 92° 4.192′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is at the intersection of Northeast

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Drive and Bon Aire Drive, on the right when traveling west on Northeast Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4099 Northeast Dr, Monroe LA 71203, 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: The Monroe Monarchs (approx. 1½ miles away); OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter (approx. 1.6 miles away); Claire Lee Chennault (approx. 1.6 miles away); Selman Field Navigator Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Selman Field (approx. 2 miles away); The Savoy Ballroom (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Honorable Abe Edward Pierce III Convention Center (approx. 2.9 miles away); B.D. Robinson Conference Hall (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

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

Fant-Ewing Coliseum Marker Side B image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Molly McCullar, April 10, 2025

2. Fant-Ewing Coliseum Marker Side B

Fant-Ewing Coliseum and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Molly McCullar, April 10, 2025

3. Fant-Ewing Coliseum and Marker

Fant-Ewing Coliseum Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Molly McCullar

4. Fant-Ewing Coliseum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. 4. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.