Editing Monroe, Louisiana (section)

==Government==
{{see also|List of mayors of Monroe, Louisiana}}
[[File:Monroe City Hall 2023 02.jpg|180px|thumb|Monroe City Hall in 2023]]Monroe uses a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council form of government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/la/monroe/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH|title=Monroe, Louisiana - Code of Ordinances (Charter)|website=municode.com|accessdate=May 20, 2022}}</ref> It is led by a city council consisting of a mayor and five councilors. The mayor is elected at large and city councilors are elected by members of a geographic district. Each city council meeting has time for public comment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Your City Government Works |url=https://monroela.us/government/how-it-works |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=City of Monroe, Louisiana |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[Louisiana State Legislature]], Monroe is in the [[Louisiana's 33rd State Senate district|33rd]] and [[Louisiana's 34th State Senate district|34th]] Senate districts, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Stewart Cathey Jr.]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Katrina Jackson]], and the 14th, 16th, and 17th House districts, represented by Republican Michael Charles Echols, and Democrats Adrian Fisher and Patricia "Pat" Moore.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senators {{!}} Full Info |url=https://www.senate.la.gov/Senators_FullInfo |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=www.senate.la.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Member Info |url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_FullInfo |access-date=September 13, 2023 |website=house.louisiana.gov}}</ref>

Monroe is located in [[Louisiana's 5th congressional district]], represented by [[Julia Letlow]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]].