Ouachita Parish Police Jury 300 St. John Street P. O. Box 3007 Monroe, LA 71210-3007 TEL: 318-327-1340 FAX: 318-327-1339 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM E-Mail: info@oppj.org History (Continued) Ouachita River Art Gallery features multidimensional artwork of over 25 local artists including pottery, sculptures and paintings of various media. Twin City Drag is a Quarter-Mile strip sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association. Layton Castle Home of the Swiss settler, Henry Bry, in the early 1800's which was later encased in red bricks in a Eu­ropean castle style in the early 1900's. Antiques and family por­traits spanning almost 200 years are displayed in the house. For recreation: Chennault Park Forsythe Park Kiroli Park and Gardens Calvert Crossing Golf Club Frenchman's Bend Golf Course Selman Field Golf Course If you are a visitor to the parish, we hope that you enjoy your stay in Ouachita Parish and please, take a tour of this wonderful parish! This article was originally written by Sftaron Klienpeter for the Spring 1996 edition of the Louisiana Parish Gov­ernment -magazine and cur­rently revised by Lynn N. Bankstonfof this special con­vention issue* ' Copyright 2001-2006, Ouachita Parish Police Jury Site designed and hosted by Bayou Internet