Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
The Monroe Civic Center Arena
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
1. The Monroe Civic Center Arena Marker, Side One
Opened in 1967 & over the years has hosted some of the most important artists in music & theater history, including:
Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Prince, Ike & Tina Turner, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jackson 5, Johnny Cash, The Temptations, Four Tops, Loretta Lynn. Conway Twitty, Ray Charles, Mable John, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, George Strait, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Merle Haggard, ZZ Top, Reba McEntire, James Brown, Brooks & Dunn, Rush, James Taylor, Chicago, Jimmy Buffett, Sonny & Cher, The Turtles, Run DMC, Journey, Al Green, Parliament Funkadelic, Steppenwolf, Barkays, Gap Band, Motley Crue, Waylon Jennings, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Commodores & hundreds more....
Erected 2023 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.
Location. 32° 30.133′ N, 92° 6.526′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is at the intersection of Wood Street and Winnsboro Road (Business U.S. 165), on the right when traveling east on Wood Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy, Monroe LA 71201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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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: W.L. "Jack" Howard Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); B.D. Robinson Conference Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honorable Abe Edward Pierce III Convention Center (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Savoy Ballroom (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Matthew Catholic Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Art Alley (approx. half a mile away); Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Prairie des Canots Seat of Justice (approx. half a mile 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.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
2. The Monroe Civic Center Arena Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
3. The Monroe Civic Center Arena Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 28, 2024
4. The Monroe Civic Center Arena Marker
Arena in background
Photographed by Molly McCullar
5. The Monroe Civic Center Arena Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 114 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 12, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 5. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
