Councilmen: Mayor says black applicants not fit to be fire chief

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…

Governor teases area with promise of pre-Christmas surprise announcement

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…