Golf in Monroe

Ouachita Parish centers on Monroe and West Monroe across the Ouachita River, the largest urban area in northeast Louisiana and a regional hub for healthcare, retail, and education. Monroe's golf infrastructure reflects its metro status: four courses — Bayou Desiard, Chennault Park, Forsythe Park, and Frenchman's Bend — serve different segments of the market in a city that supports both private-club golf and accessible parkland facilities. Chennault Park takes its name from the aviation facility named for General Claire Chennault, the Louisiana native famous for commanding the Flying Tigers in World War II. The Ouachita River's oxbow lakes and bayou drainage shapes the landscape throughout the metro, providing water features that designers here use as primary structural elements.