A few months ago, Governor Jeff Landry came to Monroe and announced that later this year, he would announce a major economic development coming to the area. He managed to keep it tight-lipped until this week, when the public service…
Category: Events
200 gather to celebrate CAP Anniversary
About 200 people were on hand Tuesday night to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency. The event, held at the Monroe Civic Center, celebrated CAP’s nea 60 year history of helping the poor and needy…
Thomas, Muhammad, Hopkins, to lead local NAACP, after elections
The Ouachita Parish Branch of the NAACP has elected new officers through electronic balloting conducted by the national NAACP office on Saturday. Rev. Cliff Thomas will lead the civil rights organization as its new president, alongside Minister Verbon Muhammad as…
Saturday services set for Quaynecha Turner, 35
Services for Quaynecha LaShea Turner, 35, of Monroe, will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 1:00 PM at Tried Stone Baptist Church, 3022 Brunson Street. Visitation will be Friday, November 22, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at McFarland…
Snaps of the City
Between November 14 and November 20, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Timeline begins for approval of Neville conversion to charter school
The Neville Charter Association (NCA) has submitted an application to convert the historic Neville High School into a Type 3 charter school within the Monroe City School System, a move that would redirect approximately $10 million in annual state funding…
Council wants patches and holes in streets repaved, oppose slush fund tax
Monroe’s aging streets are showing signs of severe deterioration as citizens grapple with a controversial proposal to renew a 2001 one-cent sales tax five years ahead of schedule. The tax, originally designated for street maintenance, has become the center of…