Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in United States

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Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo
Typezoo
Size80-acre (32 ha)
Total nrs500
Number of animals500
Address 1405 Bernstein Park Rd
Zip-code 71202
Place Monroe
StateLouisiana
Country United States
Website Website
Telephone(318) 329-2138
Related persons
Owner
Zoological department
Zookeeper 1999-2007: Solomon James
1973-1977: Solomon James
Elephant department
Head keepers
of elephants
1977-1999: Solomon James
Record history
History of updates2022-03-19xx
Latest document update2022-03-19 12:20:06
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Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, located at 1405 Bernstein Park Rd, in Monroe, Louisiana, United States .


Comments / picturesThe original name of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens Zoo was Bernstein Park Zoo, named after Mayor Arnold Bernstein who was Mayor of Monroe in 1919 until his death in 1937.

Much of the development of the zoo came during the long-term administration of Mayor W. L. "Jack" Howard who made the facility a centerpiece of his campaign for municipal improvements, along with such projects as a new City Hall and Civic Center.



Solomon James passed away on March 9 at the age of 69. He spent over two decades caring for Shirley the Elephant, who spent a large portion of her life at the Louisiana Purchase Zoo and Gardens in Monroe.

Born in Franklin Parish, James and his family relocated to Monroe when he was 11. He attended Robinson Elementary School and graduated from Richwood High School. He joined the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in 1973. Over the next 22 years, James became Shirley the Elephant\'s principal keeper and caregiver. He remained in that capacity until her retirement to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee in 1999.

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Koehl, Dan (2026). Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=252. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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