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2024

STATE OF THE CITY

Monroe, LA

2024 STATE OF THE CITY

2020 - Present

Crime

  • Crime continues to decline
  • Youth Impact Programs
    • Monroe Police Aspiring Change
    • Expanded Boys & Girls Club at Recreation Centers
  • Academy Graduates, Both Police and Fire
  • Citizens Academy 
  • $10,000 Hiring incentive for post-certified officers
  • Expanded use of state-of-the-art technology
    • ShotSpotter
    • Drone Technology for Law Enforcement
    • Use of Phone Analysis Software
  • 50+ Fleet of New Vehicles
  • Quarterly De-escalation Training provided to all officers
  • Diversity Training provided to all officers
  • Implementation of Peer Support Groups for Times of Crisis
  • Department-wide pay raises
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Economic Development

  • Hired economic developer 
  • $8.9 Million Airport Project
  • Sanitation workers given full-time employee status
  • City Rebrand
  • Early Education Focus
  • MyGov/311 In progress
  • Marina Project – $4,767,763
  • Forsythe Parking Lot Overlay
  • DEDD TIF Districts
  • $2.9 Million Flood Mitigation 
  • Louisiana Purchase Exhibition Phase 1 The Swamp – $2,687,405
  • Forsythe Tennis Court – $6,147,896
  • Recreation Centers (Various) HVAC System Upgrades – $950,000
  • Banquet Hall Air Handing Unit Repairs – $618,000
  • Chennault Golf Cart Path Improvements – $296,400
  • Downtown Strategic Plan Phases 1, 2, and 3 Completed
  • Americans for the Arts: Arts & Economic Prosperity
  • Monroe & Ouachita Music Strategy Initiative
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Quality of Life

  • Bus Benches / Shelters
  • Civic Center Facelift
  • ULM/Delta Flags Installed
  • Bike Giveaway
  • Trash Collection / Litter Cleanup
  • Tennis Courts
  • Free Wi-Fi on Buses
  • Zoo Cleanup / Donations
  • Berg Jones Shoe Giveaway
  • Cleanest City Award 
  • Free Tennis & Swimming Lessons at Rec Centers
  • Annual Mayor’s Cup Scholarship
  • 8 murals, 13 artists, Candy Company Public Art Project
  • Louisiana Percent for Art Program, Funding for 2 Basketball Court Murals
  • Divine 9 Cultural Arts District Designation Granted
  • Riverside Cultural District Expansion
  • Parks and Rec Center Re-envisioning Completed
  • Keep Monroe Beautiful revitalized and accredited

Infrastructure

  • House Bill 2 Funding
  • Sidewalk Projects
    • Jackson Street Corridor Improvements – $3,360,316
    • Winnsboro Road Corridor Improvements – $2,366,561
    • Lee Avenue Street Improvements – $3,754,338
    • South Grand Street Improvements – $3,924,820
    • Parkview Street Improvements – $1,987,211
    • East Street & Parkview Sidewalk Enhancement – $743,567
    • Desiard Street Beautification Project – $3,500,00
  • I20 Widening, Kansas Lane Extension Phases 1,2,3 – $66,454,334
  • Entergy Grants – $100,016
  • Vehicle Fleet System
  • Young’s Bayou Retention
    • Phase 1 – $1,129,750
    • Phase 2 – $10,246,250
  • Young’s Bayou Enhancement of Channel Capacity – $11,400,000
  • Calypso Street Pump Station Relocation – $12,000,000
  • Georgia Street Pump Station – $10,020,056
  • I20 Frontage Road Improvements – $1,440,903
  • Kansas-Garrett I20 Connector – $46,364,455
  • Downtown Sewer Collection Cleaning, Engineering Evaluation – $350,000
  • North 6th Street Improvements – $1,262,768
  • West Parkview Drainage Improvements – $3,557,374
  • Central Avenue & Kansas Lane Mast Arm Signals – $313,404
  • City-Wide Storm System Cleaning, CCTVing, Engineering Evaluation – $6,937,968
  • Water Treatment Plant Renovation & Expansion – $47,778,000
  • Texas-Standifer Sewer Trunk Line Repairs – $12,426,609
  • Texas-Standifer Emergency Repairs – $35,049,263
  • Hadley Gravity Sewer Trunk Line – $2,623,078
  • Ruffin Drive Water Distribution Improvements – $781,270
  • WPCC – UV Disinfection System – $1,601,625
  • WPCC – EQ Basin Aeration System – $798,618
  • WPCC – EQ Basin Dredging – $3,340,813
  • Benoit Recreation Center Parking Lot Improvements – $707,700
  • Benoit Community Center Improvements – $914,060
  • Benoit Playground – $289,623
  • Bayou Bartholomew Pump Station Bar Screen – $130,350
  • Bayou Bartholomew Pump Station Pump & Motor Repairs – $217,120
  • CenturyLink Bridge Over Bayou Desiard – $85,172
  • City Striping Phase V – $755,895
  • City of Monroe Guardrail Systems – $128,306
  • Deborah Drive Cross Drain Repairs – $681,232
  • Forsythe Boat Ramp & Parking Lot Improvements – $406,389
  • Forsythe Pool Demolition – $213,135
  • Kansas Lane Drainage Improvements – $165,690
  • Magellan – Broadmoor Drainage Improvements – $1,356,762
  • North 18 Street Rehabilitation – $547,535
  • Park Avenue Emergency Substation Improvements – $73,950
  • Renwick Pedestrian Bridge Overpass – $785,777
  • Renwick Pedestrian Bridge Lighting – $50,000
  • Richwood Road No. 2 Sewer Improvement – $298,177
  • Riverbarge Street Improvements – $123,389
  • WPCC Clarifier No. 3 – $486,000
  • Zoo Parking Lot Improvements – $788,675
  • WTP High Service Control Vault Repairs – $259,500
  • WTP Potable Water Storage Tank Modifications – $267,489
  • WTP Renovation & Expansion – $54,291,287
  • WTP River Pump Station – $3,000,000
  • East Side Sewer Package Plant – $6,000,000
  • Millhaven Industrial Park Interchange – $85,000,000
  • Hwy 165 Lighting (Desoto St. to Horseshoe Lake Rd.) – $4,500,000
  • North 18th Street Pedestrian Improvements – $500,000
  • Saul Adler Parking Lot Improvements – $339,394
  • Office Motor Vehicles Wall Repair – $57,000
  • Airport Canal Drainage Improvements – $1,650,000
  • Booker T. Washington Stormwater System Evaluation and Upgrades – $5,000,000
  • Chennault Golf Course Irrigation – $225,000
  • MLU Offsite Drainage Improvements – $5,582,800
  • Oregon Trail Floodwall – $1,707,560
  • U.S. 165 South Improvements (Zoo Entrance) – $5,442,823
  • U.S. 165 South Hadley Sewer Gravity Main – $3,289,907

Funding Received 2020 - Present

Total Grant Funding: $67,795,880

Federal/State Funding: $45,398,903

  • $7,362,952 – Louisiana Watershed Initiative
  • $8,888,888 – MLU Flood Mitigation
  • $1,445,110 – FAA COVID-19 Relief Funds
  • $872,900 – Environmental Protection Agency
  • $3,500,000 – Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, FEMA
  • $18,100,000 – American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
  • $229,053 – FEMA Assistance to Firefighters
  • $5,000,000 – Louisiana Water Sector Program

Transit: $8,926,024

  • $1,694,502 – Annual Transit Operations, FTA
  • $1,900,000 – American Rescue Plan, FTA
  • $1,500,000 – State of Louisiana, FTA (3 new buses)
  • $658,613 – FTA, new bus terminal
  • $794,982 – CARES Act, FTA
  • $1,340,162 – Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, FTA
  • $1,037,765 – FEMA Transit Formula Grant

Planning and Urban Development: $3,799,376

  • $4,000 – Bancorp South
  • $1,563,565 – HUD CDBG Entitlement
  • $2,055,404 – HUD HOME
  • $134,387 – DOJ PUD CARES
  • $42,020 – Waste Tire Cleanup Pilot Program

Police: $295,860

  • $76,810 – Project Safe Neighborhoods
  • $50,000 – DARE Grant
  • $49,280 – LA Highway Safety Commission (overtime)
  • $18,692 – BVP Bulletproof Vest Partnership, DOJ
  • $5,405 – Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  • $19,995 – COVID-19 Supplemental Funding
  • $13,012 – HIDTA
  • $47,040 – Victims of Crime Assistance
  • $15,626 – Bureau of Justice Assistance

Miscellaneous: $2,875,717

  • $118,105 – EDA Venable Lane Expansion
  • $99,000 – USDA Rural Business Development
  • $33,000 – Verizon Wireless Rebate
  • $100,000 – Entergy Open Grant
  • $460,000 – Conventions and Visitors Bureau
  • $75,000 – CFE Fund CityStart
  • $85,700 – LPG&Z Society
  • $5,000 – KONA Ice
  • Safe Routes to Public Places – $500,000
  • Louisiana Transportation Alternatives Program (2020 for Jackson St) – $916,412
  • NPS Save America’s Treasures Grant – $483,500

Congressional Appropriations:

  • $6,000,000 – Congresswoman Letlow (FY22 Texas Standifer &FY23 Calypso St Pump Station)
  • $500,000 – Senator Cassidy (FY22 Calypso St Pump Station)

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T4A Champions Institute Technical Assistance

Previous State of the City Addresses

2023

State of the City Address

2021

Year In Review

2022

Year In Review

2021

State of the City Address

2022

State of the City Address

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