Sister Margaret Ann Sanders-Jackson Playground
Benoit Community Center, Monroe, LA
Monroe's first inclusive playground, located at Benoit Community Center and designed so children, parents, and grandparents of different abilities can play together.
Editorial notes
What stands out
This is the most important inclusive-play addition in Monroe proper, especially for families who want a community-center setting rather than a sprawling destination park.
What to Expect
Play profile
- Toddlers
- Preschoolers
- Big kids
- Mixed ages
Visit amenities
- Mixed shade
- Visit type
- Neighborhood stop.
Read more about this location
This playground at Benoit Community Center was celebrated by city officials as Monroe's first inclusive playground. Public reporting on the ribbon cutting notes that the design intent includes not only children with different abilities, but also parents and grandparents who want to participate in play. It reads as a practical neighborhood-focused community asset rather than a heavily programmed destination park.
Accessibility
Summary
The city and local news describe this as Monroe's first inclusive playground and emphasize use by children and accompanying adults of different abilities.
Considerations
Detailed equipment, surfacing, and restroom specifics were not fully published in the reviewed source.
Surface type
Mixed surfaces
These details summarize published sources and dated reports. They are not an ADA inspection or an individualized accessibility assessment.
Location
1700 Oaklawn Drive
Monroe, LA, 71202
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Sources & Updates
1 public source on record · Last checked Apr 11, 2026. Time-sensitive details may have changed.
View source and update details
- Last check on record
- Apr 11, 2026
- Sources reviewed
- 1 public source
Public sources
- KNOE ribbon-cutting coverageknoe.com
Source states this is Monroe's first inclusive playground and explains the inclusive design intent.
Checked: name, inclusive playground status, Benoit Community Center location context, opening date context
What changed
April 11, 2026
Created listing from ribbon-cutting coverage; omitted unsupported amenity details.
Accessibility details reflect available public information and dated reports, not an ADA inspection.