On Tuesday, June 17, at 2:00 p.m., the Zoo Street Mural ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 1405 Bernstein Park Drive. Courtesy photo of City of Monroe The ribbon-cutting ceremony will unveil ...

Meet the sulcata tortoises at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe! They’re also known as the African spurred ...

The Louisiana Purchase changed the trajectory of U.S. expansion in the beginning of the 19th century, allowing the size of the country to grow by 530,000,000 acres. And at only a cost to the U.S ...

The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the cost of about four cents an acre was a breathtaking bargain. The Granger Collection, New York UNDERSTANDABLY ...

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President Thomas Jefferson believed his decision in 1803 to purchase the 828,000 square miles known today as the Louisiana Purchase would spark equality. And while the act did boost the fortunes ...

On April 30th, 1803, American diplomats in Paris reached an agreement with the French government to purchase the Louisiana Territory for approximately $16 million. It’s a massive but imprecisely ...

Benefits are distributed once per month to Louisiana Purchase Cards. For November 2022, SNAP benefits go out between Nov. 5 and Nov. 23. Your Louisiana Purchase Card can be used to shop and pay ...