A few hundred delegates packed the W.L. “Jack” Howard Theater on Sunday night to worship in song on the first night of the 144th Annual Session of the Louisiana Missionary Baptist State Convention. The 72-member choir, consisting of members from…
Author: Robert Wright
Mayo names new city department heads
Mayor Jamie Mayo named three new department heads for the City of Monroe this morning. Mayo named Stacey Rowell, CPA as the Director of Administration, Curtis Heard as Assistant Director of Administration, and Robert Johnson as the Director of Community…
Man arrested: She wouldn’t have sex with him, he punches her and tries to take it
A Monroe man was arrested today after a woman refused to have sex with him, so he proceeded to take what he wanted. Albert Bernard Haynes was charged with Second Degree Battery, Second Degree Rape, Second Degree Robbery, Aggravated Burglary,…
He went after his wife with a knife saying he would kill her
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputies arrested a West Monroe man today for a physical altercation with this wife. Kelley Thomas Bolton was arrested and charged with Domestic Abuse Battery and Domestic Abuse Aggravated Assault. Deputies spoke with the victim who advised…
Gravedigga looks back over 20 years with 100.1 the Beat
Damian “Gravedigga” Harris celebrates 20 years as a radio personality with FM 100.1 the Beat this week. He’s been a local celebrity behind the microphone, meeting many celebrities along the way. He has seen the technology change from tapes and…
The tests results may not say what they say: How did your child score this year?
An Editorial by Robert Kenneth Wright The results from Louisiana’s state testing are in and educators are crunching numbers attempting to see if students performed better this year than they did last year. Parents, too want to know how well…
Walsworth: We should spend more money on education and not football fields
Louisiana State Senator Mike Walsworth told a crowd of locals today that North Louisiana should be more focused on education and not sports. The Monroe Chamber of Commerce held a Legislative Delegate Luncheon today at the Monroe Civic Center. Walsworth,…