The Daily Press in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and other areas is a store and restaurant with great atmosphere and food, and their policy is no lines or waiting, they move away from the convenience store model and offer a unique concept of fresh food in a hurry as per the communities needs. With touch screen kiosk technology, customers can build their own Famous Pressed Po'boys, salads and soups just how they like them, and there's also phone app and online website ordering, it's all here. The Daily Press also has great coffee, ice cream and cookies, and they do a mean flatbread pizza, it's a must try, and they take the pressure off your day to day routine.READ MORE

Hamilton House Inn is a luxurious bed and breakfast located in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA in the Historic Cotton Port District, and features fours plush rooms beautifully decorated in casual elegance. There's a reception gallery on the first floor, and the bed and breakfast is on the second with rooms featuring claw foot bathtubs, dual head showers and memory foam beds and it's ideal for family, business and leisure stays. The Hamilton House Inn building is a historically built estate complete with meeting and reception space for up to 200 guests, and gallery includes a warming kitchen for catering, wet bar, mezzanine, outdoor covered patio, tables, chairs and restrooms, ideal for weddings and receptions, rehearsal dinners, meetings and more.READ MORE

At the Vieux Carre Market in Monroe, Louisiana, USA come chill, dine and unwind, and enjoy a wonderful experience at this casual lunch eatery and specialty grocer, where you can dine in or carry out a delicious signature dish made fresh daily by the chef. The market grocer section offers heavenly culinary delights and choices including local produce, cheese, fresh meats, and seafood, and there's a freezer case with carry out meals, plus they have you covered for your entire lunch or dinner with a large selection of wine and craft beers, and there's always something new. The Vieux Carre Market also has a back room for private dining and parties of up to 12, it's perfect for business lunches and board meetings with the full menu available, and they offer wine and beer tasting parties too. READ MORE

The John Thomas Salon Bed and Breakfast in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA is located just two block from the historic Cotton Port or antique alley, and is a highly rated bed and breakfast with beautiful rooms featuring period furnishings. This comfortable home away from home has a front porch and back yard patio with grill available for guests staying 3 or more nights, and there's a parlor for socialising and relaxing in. The John Thomas Salon Bed and Breakfast serves a delicious ready to serve yourself breakfast between 8am and 10am, come for a wonderful stay surrounded by beauty and history in this stunning, restored 1904 historic Victorian residence just two blocks from downtown.READ MORE

The Children’s Museum is located on the Ouachita River in downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA and is a place where learning is fun and some exhibits include the Hearing aid for learning about sounds, the Reuseum which is a gated room for using your imagination, the big mouth designed and built by local dentists, the kids' cafe a true to life restaurant, discovery hospital exhibit and bubble works. There are computer games and field trips available for educational fun, and they have two outstanding Outreach programs which can come to your school. The Children's Museum also hosts frequent events including the Christmas Village, and is the ideal venue for a Birthday Blowout as they say with birthday party room rental, a gift for the birthday child, party helper and much more.READ MORE

Landry Vineyards in Monroe, Louisiana, USA strive to produce quality wines that are distinctive to their region located on a 20-acre site in beautiful hill country which includes a new winery, vineyards and stunning tasting room. They offer large group tours including the winery, crushing pad, cellar and bottling facility, and there are wagon ride tours and wine tastings with tasting fee waived upon purchase of a bottle, online shopping is also available. Landry Vineyards also host outdoor concerts with wine and cheese trays, Cajun Boudin and Jambalaya available for purchase, and is perfect for weddings, birthday and anniversary parties and business events which are guaranteed beautiful and unforgettable.READ MORE

Black Bayou Lake in Monroe, Louisiana, USA is a wildlife refuge and habitat for American Alligator, Prothonotary warbler and alligator snapping turtles, the largest freshwater turtles in North America, and other fauna and flora. There's a Cypress swamp, Bottomland hardwood forest and prairie too, and visitor activities include seasonal archery for whitetail deer as well as hunting for squirrel, rabbit, raccoon and possum, and recognized breeds of bird dogs may assist for the hunting of quail, duck and woodcock, and fishing is allowed at the lake with permits are required for all. Black Bayou Lake practices conservation and encourages wildlife viewing with plenty to see here, plus there are interpretive exhibits at the Vistor Center and much more, including environmental education and canoeing and kayaking on the lake.READ MORE

The Kitchen in Monroe are open Monday through Saturday for breakfast and lunch, and as they say, serve Sunday meals every day except on Sunday, plus they cater to any size event for a memorable special occasion. Here quality food from local ingredients are the order of the day, and the menu offers sublime choices of home-cooked lunches, juicy burgers, crispy salads, divine biweekly rotating buffet lunches, po-boys, club sandwiches and more, and the breakfasts are to die for. The Kitchen Restaurant also offer excellent not to be missed holiday specials, so for Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas there are full and partial meals available to help you avoid the kitchen stress, and there's a special catering menu too for parties of all sizes, it's all here. READ MORE

Fieldhouse Bar and Grill in Monroe, Louisiana, USA is a locally owned sports bar restaurant with full service bar, mouthwatering all star menu and all the sports events and games on the big screens, ideal for sports fans and everyone else. Here great southern hospitality and local flavor delight, and their burgers are their number one best seller, a must try on a soft pretzel bun, they also offer superbowl salads, appetizers and sandwiches, the biggest wings in Northwest Louisiana, and fresh never frozen tenders, there are poboy choices and quesadillas, lightweight meals and a kiddies menu, minis and sides, truly something for everyone. Fieldhouse Bar and Grill is home for great food, drinks and sports entertainment, and there are personal booth TV's too.READ MORE

The Magic Grill in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and other areas brings you the best po'boys, burgers and ice cream, hot dogs and chili, plate lunches, fish dinners, hamburger steak dinners and side orders, served with shakes, malts and desserts for afters and there's a kids menu and refreshing drinks to go with. They also do salads and sandwiches, chicken strips and pork chop dinners, and never compromise on quality. At Magic Grill a magical experience is guaranteed, it's a place where the customer is king and the food is great, that means no cutting corners, from the freshly shredded lettuce, to the freshly diced onions, peeled potatoes, homemade onion rings and much more, it's a must visit, and highly recommended by the locals, enough said.READ MORE