How to pronounce “ouachita” in English

So before it was 'Don't be afraid', it was 'Never give up, never give up'. And my dream at that time was to make someone care about me. So to do that, I had all kinds of waysof doing it from getting baptized in the Ouachita River which I hope will not flood the town of Monroe again. I was born during what was called 'The Flood of the Century' back thenwhen Louisiana was being inundated with water.