West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,250 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area.

West Monroe is situated on the Ouachita River, just across from the neighboring city of Monroe (pop. 53,107). The two cities are often referred to as the twin cities of northeast Louisiana. It was originally named Trenton. Recently there has been an aborning interest in renaming the city Trenton.

Geography
West Monroe is located at (32.510844, -92.140048).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has...

West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,250 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area.

West Monroe is situated on the Ouachita River, just across from the neighboring city of Monroe (pop. 53,107). The two cities are often referred to as the twin cities of northeast Louisiana. It was originally named Trenton. Recently there has been an aborning interest in renaming the city Trenton.

Geography
West Monroe is located at (32.510844, -92.140048).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (20.6 km²), of which, 7.7 square miles (20.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (3.14%) is water.

People in West Monroe often make it a point to note that they are from West Monroe and not Monroe.