About Monticello
Set in the eastern part of Louisiana, Monticello is a small unincorporated community.
Monticello holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.39 square miles.
📰 Monticello News Today
- Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs: Live game updates, stats, play-by-play Yahoo Sports · Aug 14
- Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Box Score - November 05, 2026 - The Athletic nytimes.com · Aug 14
- Obituary for John Edward Brewer, Sr. glenwoodfuneralhomes.com · Jul 2
- Recruiting Spotlight: Justin Hall LA Football Magazine · Jul 30
- Two structures catch fire on Monticello Avenue WGNO · Apr 7
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Monticello Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Monticello — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Monticello
📍 Ashley📍 Donwood📍 East Sherwood Forest📍 Forest Glen Estates📍 Forest Oaks📍 Greenwell Acres East📍 Greenwell Forest📍 La Belle Aire📍 Lakeview Estates📍 Madeline Court📍 McGehee Place📍 Millerville📍 Monticello📍 North Red Oaks📍 North Sherwood Forest📍 Oak Cluster📍 Oak Forest📍 Oak Park📍 Oak Shadows Place📍 Oakwood📍 Park Forest📍 Pasadena📍 Red Oak📍 River Oaks
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Monticello
- El Rancho — mexican
- Vivi Bubble Tea — bubble tea (café)
- Baton Rouge Sealfood & Deli — seafood
- Billie Jean's Cafe (café)
- Kajun Seafood & Wings — seafood
- Mom's Seafood & Deli — seafood
- Sonny's BBQ — barbecue
- Stab's Steak and Seafood Central — steak house
- Viet Garden — vietnamese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Monticello
- Hamilton Avenue Park reviews ★
- Sugarland Park reviews ★
- Wray Nature Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Duchess Drive Park reviews ★
- Fiesta Park reviews ★
- Flannery Road Park reviews ★
- Judson Baptist Recreation Park reviews ★
- Lafitte Street Park reviews ★
- North Sherwood Forest Community Park reviews ★
- Red Oaks Park reviews ★
- Sharp Road Park reviews ★
- Tams Drive Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateLouisiana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.39 sq mi
Coordinates30.4881, -91.0447