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Shifts in garbage pickups, costs, subjects of community meetings this week

April 17, 2025May 1, 2025 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

In back-to-back meetings Tuesday at the Johnson Community Center in District 5 and Saul Adler Recreation Center in District 2, the City of Monroe launched the first of several planned community forums to discuss proposed changes to garbage and trash…

City of Monroe, Garbage truck, Lashonda Gospel

ULM Pep Rally – Rescheduled

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 Free PressSubmissions

The Downtown Pep Rally has been rescheduled due to the rain this evening. Come out Monday, November 25, 2024, at 5 PM to the Downtown Monroe River Market to Meet the Teams with the pep rally portion starting at 6 PM!

City of Monroe, Downtown Monroe River Market, ULM Pep Rally

City of Monroe Back-to-School Drive donates school supplies to Monroe City Schools

August 29, 2024September 19, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Events

Monroe, LA – The Monroe Fire Department and Monroe Police Department have successfully concluded their annual Back-to-School Supply Drive, delivering a large collection of school supplies to Monroe City Schools. The donations were officially presented during a press briefing held…

Back-to-School Drive, City of Monroe, school supplies

Douglas: “Kema Dawson is pimping our district” to get donations

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 Free PressBreaking News

“Kema Dawson is pimping our district and the city of Monroe in exchange for campaign contributions.” That’s the claim of Mondrian Douglas, a candidate for the District 5 city council seat after reviewing a recently filed campaign finance report from…

campaign contributions, City of Monroe, Kema Dawson, Mondrian Douglas, Verbon Muhammad

City and Richwood candidates to faceoff in NAACP forum next week

January 25, 2024February 1, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

The Monroe Civic Center is set to host an influential NAACP political forum on February 1, 2024, bringing together candidates from the City of Monroe and Richwood who are running in the March 23rd elections. Rev. Ambrose Douzart, president of…

Candidates, City of Monroe, forum, NAACP forum, Richwood

City goal of 1 percent to DBEs challenged by leaders

June 29, 2023July 6, 2023 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

Is the city of Monroe aggressively trying to include minorities and other disadvantaged businesses in its procurements? That question was raised again Tuesday night as the council considered whether to approve a request from the engineering department to advertise for…

City of Monroe, Marie Brown, Tony Little, Verbon Muhammad

City reverses, adds Booker T. erosion project for state funding

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

The City of Monroe has submitted a pre-application to the state for $2 million to address an erosion problem at the end of White, Pippin and Barlow Streets in the Booker T. Washington Community. The city made its revisions only…

Booker T. erosion project, City of Monroe

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