West Monroe, LA

Saturday, Oct. 31, you can get rid of household hazardous materials at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, LA.

From 9am to 1pm, residential materials will be accepted, no commercial items or chemicals.

Clean out the garage & boxes of old stuff such as acids, aerosol cans, arsenic, auto products, cooking oil, batteries, bleach, bug sprays, wood preservatives, cleaning solvents, corrosive cleaners, degreasers, disinfectants, paint thinner, paint, fluorescent tubes, lawn and garden products, lighter fluid, moth balls, oven cleaners, polishes, televisions, stereos, turpentine, pool chemicals and medications.

If you are planning to put your house on the market, now is the time to get rid of all this stuff! Remember, you can't put any of this in regular garbage cans or take it to the dump.

They WILL NOT ACCEPT furniture, power tools, Styrofoam, fire extinguishers, fireworks and ammunition.

ULM Department of Toxicology students will be volunteering at the collection. Sponsors for this event are Keep Monroe Beautiful, Keep Ouachita Parish Beautiful and Keep West Monroe Beautiful. For further information, contact Kelby Neal at 325-5326.

Thanks for doing your part to save the planet. Mother Earth will breathe a little easier! :-)

Gayle Causey
318-614-5615
http://WestMonroeRealEstate.com

Keller Williams Realty, 318-812-7653 1390 Hudson Lane, Monroe, LA USA
Each office independently owned & operated.

West Monroe / West Ouachita Housing Market Update August 19, 2009

How many homes are for sale in West Monroe, LA 71291?

As of Aug. 19, 2009, there are 283 homes listed for sale west of the Ouachita River in Ouachita Parish. The average listing price is $187,792. The majority (176) are 3-BR homes; 66 homes have 4-BRs.

How fast are West Ouachita homes selling and how much are they selling for?

From May thru July, 155 homes have sold on average for $158,169. Prices varied, but statistics show that homes sold for 96.5% of the listed price and stayed on the market for 121 days before closing. Keep in mind these figures are the AVERAGE.

Great Reasons to Live in West Monroe, LA 71291 & 71292 and Calhoun, LA 71225

• Public schools with consistently high test scores
• Community features outstanding restaurants, parks and movie theater multi-plex
• Lower than average cost of living
• Sports and cultural activities available for all ages
• Friendly neighbors, attractive neighborhoods, easy access to services
• Growing economy

If you would like to know about your specific neighborhood, call or send me an email and I will get that info to you--pronto!

Gayle Causey
318-614-5615
http://WestMonroeRealEstate.com
Keller Williams Realty
Monroe, LA USA

For the past couple of weeks, people in Monroe and West Monroe have been watching the Ouachita River even more than usual. Why? Because a beautiful 2-unit condo building is about to COLLAPSE into the River!

For those of you who are not from this area, the Ouachita River was extremely high for several weeks. This caused the river bank to become totally saturated. When the river began to go down, the bank became unstable.

Officials report that the river bank has failed in numerous places along the course of the Ouachita, but it's too expensive to repair. It would take a couple million dollars for EACH location to be shored up and/or stabilized. Can you imagine?

The unlucky owners of this building were able to save their belongings, but both units will be in the river soon. It's just a matter of time. By the way, there's a small wood house behind that tree to the right that will be going into the river soon, too.

Here's a shot of the high water a few weeks ago. I wish I had taken one of the area where the condo is located, but I had no idea of what was to come!

I'll keep you posted as the situation unfolds.

Gayle Causey, 318-614-5615
Keller Williams Realty
Monroe, LA USA
http://GayleCausey.com