West Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Webb Pierce
West Monroe, LA.
1921-1991
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
1. Webb Pierce Marker
As a major recording artist and performer, Michael Webb Pierce had 13 number one hits & 42 top ten singles. He was a headliner on the Louisiana Hayride, Grand Ole Opry & concert venues nation wide. Webb's hits included "Wondering", "There Stands the Class", "Slowly" and "In the Jailhouse Now". He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.
Erected 2022 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 3.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.
Location. 32° 30.04′ N, 92° 7.391′ W. Marker is in West Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is at the intersection of Wood Street and Trenton Street, on the right when traveling east on Wood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Trenton St, 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 walking distance of this marker: Don Juan Filhiol Historic Preservation District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First City Hall of West Monroe (approx. 0.2 miles away); Art Alley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Prairie des Canots Seat of Justice (approx. 0.4 miles away); Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial
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Also see . . . Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
2. Webb Pierce Marker
Photographed by Molly McCullar
3. Webb Pierce Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
