By Julius Brown 5th Grade Honor Student Hello, It’s Julius. This week’s topic will be Naruto, music, the benefits of being a black-tie guy, and Micah Bailey. What’s fun about watching Naruto? Have you ever heard about Naruto? If you…
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Snaps of the City
Between March 29 and April 8, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Gunshots, shooting victims and violence pinpointed over weekend here
Monroe, was rocked by another surge in violence, involving gun violence and attacks, leaving residents and law enforcement uneasy in what appears to be a growing atmosphere of violence. This atmosphere was fed by a series of unrelated violent incidents…
Madison James Foster Elementary on State Superintendent’s Radar for Takeover
Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley has set his sights on 28 public schools deemed failing, with Monroe’s Madison James Foster Elementary School among those targeted for a potential state takeover. This action signals a potential revival of Louisiana’s…
Brown wins again, appeals court dumps city’s appeal of the appeal decision
Reggie Brown may finally get to back to work since the 2nd circuit court of appeals turned down the city’s last ditch Hail Mary appeal effort to keep from hiring him back. It all happened Monday in the aftermath of…
Services set for Wiley Saturday
Funeral services for 34-year-old Robert Aukeem Wiley, affectionately known as “Lil Rob,” will be held Saturday, 1:00 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Monroe. Wiley passed away on March 29, 2024. He was born on October 26, 1989 to Debra…
Funeral mass set for Swartz native, Bessie Nolley
A Swartz native who made a career as a registered nurse will be memorialized next week in Ilinois. A funeral mass for Bessie M. Nolley, 92, of Hillsboro, Illinois, will be held on April 11. Mrs. Nolley passed away on…