PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2025

CVB Contact: Scott Bruscato
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: sbruscato@monroe-westmonroe.org

Sports Tourism Leaves a Half-Million Dollar Impact on Ouachita Parish
Multiple Sports Events Scheduled to Happen During Last Weekend of June 2025

OUACHITA PARISH, La. ─ Three sports organizations are scheduled to host two baseball tournaments and a scholastic basketball event in Monroe, West Monroe, and Sterlington – bringing in more than half a million dollars during the last weekend of June 2025 for Ouachita Parish.

2D Sports’s North LA College Classic, a weekend of baseball tournaments, is happening June 26 – June 29, 2025, at three different locations: Warhawk Field at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Shelby Aulds Memorial Baseball Field at West Monroe High School, and J.C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park at Louisiana Tech University. The tournaments feature an Underclass and Upperclass division with a total of 18 teams.

The Elite Baseball Showcase Tournament is taking place June 27 – June 29 at the Sterlington Sports Complex. It will include four divisions: 15 & Up, 16 & Up, 17 & Up and 18 & Up.

The Louisiana High School Basketball Coaches Association (LHSBCA) is coming back to the West Monroe Sports and Events Facility for its Boys June Scholastic Event from June 27 – June 29. It’s moving to a team camp model to display players playing with their own teams to display a more accurate picture of the skill and ability. This is the only NCAA-approved scholastic event in Louisiana where NCAA Division I college coaches can attend and evaluate the top talent in Louisiana.

All three events combined have a recorded total estimated economic impact of $663,861.98 for Ouachita Parish.

About Discover Monroe-West Monroe

Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings and sporting events, creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit https://www.monroe-westmonroe....