Funroe Fun Facts
This Monroe based Non-Profit serves over 68,000 people annually in 12 Parishes
THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
What was Monroe’s original name?
FORT MIRO
This complex features regularly scheduled exhibits and a multitude of events. It is composed of a historic home filled with antiques and artifacts, formal English gardens, a Coca-Cola Museum, a Bible Museum, and a Museum Store.
BIEDENHARN MUSEUM AND GARDEN
Name of the theatre at the Monroe Civic Center complex?
JACK HOWARD
What year did Drax convert from a coal unit to biomass?
2013
Who is the new President at ULM – hint – she is the 10th President and she is the first female President.
Dr. Carrie Castille
Before it was a passenger airline company, what did Delta Airlines do?
CROP DUSTER
This is the home to approximately 400 animals on 27 landscaped acres
LOUISIANA PURCHASE GARDENS AND ZOO
Who is the city of Monroe’s Mainstreet Director?
NIRALI PATEL
How many employees does Drax have worldwide?
3,250
What is the full name of VCOM -Louisiana campus?
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Who or what was Monroe named after?
JAMES MONROE STEAMBOAT
They provide a safe, educational place where children and families of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities can play and learn together in a big purple building.
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Name 3 of the 5 members of the Monroe City Council?
Rodney McFarland, Doug Harvey, Juanita Woods, Gretchen Ezernack and Verbon Muhammad
According to the Drax 2024 Annual Report, what percent of the UK’s renewable energy does Drax produce?
10%
What Northeast Louisiana Business is famous for its Sweep the Kitchen Pizza?
Johnny’s Pizza
What is the name of the Monroe-based airfield that trained navigators in WW II?
SELMAN FIELD
Who is the director of the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum, who just spoke at the United Nations?
Nell Calloway
What year was Elimini launched?
2024
How many tonnes of pellets can just one of the Drax biomass storage domes hold?
300,000
This Monroe gem has 5,300 acres attached to a 1,600-acre lake, providing great outdoor fun and home to alligators and much more.
BLACK BAYOU LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
What is the name of the building that was home to the Savoy Ballroom and was on the famous Chitlin Circuit?
MILLER-ROY
The mascot of the Monroe D-1 University that fields 15 varsity sports?
WARHAWK
Matt White went to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, what was his degree in?
BS in Mechanical Engineering
What year did Drax purchase Pinnacle Renewable Energy?
2021