UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF LHSAA PRACTICES & PROCEDURES : In July of 2025, the Louisiana State Legislature launched a comprehensive study of The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, known as LHSAA, which findings are “DUE BY FEBRUARY 14, 2026,”…
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Our City, Our Community: Booker T Addition
By Marie Brown This past Saturday was a wonderful day in the Booker T. Addition in which several community committed citizens braved the heat to participate in cultivating the current community garden. In addition to creating an environment for produce, people…
Our Rich Black Heritage: “The Forgotten 1960 Attacks On Negroes In Monroe, Louisiana”
By Garry Blanson “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” -Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. While people are getting past the public assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, “I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM EVERYONE ABOUT TWO HORRIFIC INCIDENTS THAT…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Katie Taylor Flood
By Garry Blanson Have You all heard about “THE SECRET?” No, I ‘m not talking about the book and hit movie by Rhonda Byrne! The secret that I Am referring to is about,”SIXTEEN SECTION LANDS!” When I talk about Sixteen…
Our City – Our Community
By Marie Brown Former Monroe Interim Police Chief Reginald Brown was vindicated last week by the Louisiana Supreme Court, after 5 years of legal proceedings by the Civil Service Board and the Second Circuit District Court in which they disagreed…
Our City, Our Community – The State of Black Louisiana
By Marie Brown The State of Black Monroe is comparable to the State of Black America and Black Louisiana. Our democracy, civil rights, and economic advancement are under attack. Recently, Monroe Man in the Hat (Friday) bypassed the Home Rule Charter…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Charlie Ballard Sr.
By Garry Blanson “By George, I think she’s got it!” Just in case anyone was curious to know where the above expression came from, the expression is said to have originated from a line in the popular musical,”My Fair Lady.”…