Golf in Calhoun

Ouachita Parish spreads across the northeastern Louisiana upland, where the soil is drier and the topography gently contoured compared to the delta country further south and east. Calhoun sits in the parish's rural interior, away from Monroe's commercial core. Southern Pines - Calvert Crossing represents the local golf option, a facility whose dual name reflects either a merger or rebranding — pines are the signature tree in this part of Louisiana, covering the upland in stands that filter light differently than the live oaks of the south. Northeast Louisiana's climate is the state's closest to temperate, with winters that occasionally suspend play and summers slightly less oppressive than the coast.