• Monroe Swimming Pool - Monroe LA
    The Monroe swimming pool was undertaken in Monroe, Louisiana during the Great Depression with the assistance of funds provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Monroe swimming pool at Forsythe Park was constructed for approximately $100,000 and was described as "one of the finest fresh water inland natatoriums in the county" (Work report made by WPA, 1937, p. 10). It operated without cost to community members (New Deal Network, 2003).
  • Post Office and Courthouse - Monroe LA
    Constructed by the Treasury Department in 1934 under supervising architect James A. Wetmore. It is still in use by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and as a post office.