Council characterizes new fire chief as DEI appointment whose best qualification is that he is white. Governor Jeff Landry’s appointment of Bastrop Fire Chief Timothy Williams as Monroe’s new fire chief has ignited an explosive racial and political controversy, deepening…
Last week Governor Jeff Landry announced the appointment of Tony Clayton as the new chairman of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors, effective January 1, 2025. Clayton, a career prosecutor and current district attorney for the 18th Judicial District,…
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…
Governor Jeff Landry took center stage at the University of Louisiana campus on Wednesday, addressing the Monroe Chamber of Commerce in what he dubbed a “State of the State” speech. The event marked another stop on Landry’s ongoing tour across…
