Councilmembers Juanita Woods (District 3), Verbon Muhammad (District 5), and Rodney McFarland (District 4) have completed their first year together on the Monroe City Council—and what a year it has been. These three leaders have accomplished something no team of…
This Father’s Day, we pause to celebrate a group too often overlooked, underrepresented, and underestimated—Black fathers. Despite what some may believe, Black fathers are not absent; they are active, engaged, and essential. Despite the myth of the absentee Black father,…
Three years ago, the residents of South Monroe put all of their dreams on paper and presented them to the Monroe City Council and received unanimous approval. It was an ambitious dream package that would take 25 years or more…
Last week, South Monroe witnessed two murders and a shooting. Today, the public still waits for answers. A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting on Roy Drive. The incident occurred within city limits, yet confusion over jurisdiction has left…
The escape of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16, 2025, the largest in the facility’s history, exposed critical failures in New Orleans’ correctional system. This breach, enabled by a maintenance worker’s alleged complicity and defective…
Southside city councilmembers are pushing to increase patronage of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) aims to boost Black businesses, but the DBE designation doesn’t specifically target them. In the last ten months, the council has unashamedly pushed to increase…
This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the extraordinary fathers who embody the heart of mothering—those “Mr. Mom” dads who nurture their children with boundless love, care, protection, provision, and magical moments. Just as there are many mothers who wear both hats…
