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…
L. Marie Brown has thrown her hat in the ring for the District 4 city council elections in the spring of 2024. Mrs. Brown, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the 2020 election, has been an unapologetic advocate for the…
Juneteenth officially kicked off last week as the Metropolitan Black Chamber hosted three days of events in Monroe. The Black Chamber hosted an all-white party on Friday, June 2nd, followed by a mini-parade and River Walk activity the next day…
Plans are being made for a month-long celebration in June that will once again feature three parades, picnics, parties, and plenty of family and adult-oriented fun. Twelve years ago, Marie Brown began promoting the Juneteenth holiday with a South Monroe…
The clock is ticking on a recall petition against Monroe City Council Chairperson Kema D. Robinson. According to the Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters, the petition was authorized by the governor on September 7, 2022. The six-month deadline to…
A swearing in ceremony for newly elected officers of the Ouachita NAACP is resulting in complaints of foul-play from one candidate for the branch’s top slot. The Ouachita N.A.A.C.P. is scheduled to install newly elected officers Thursday night,…
The move to recall Kema Dawson-Robinson from the Monroe City council is growing; as of this week, more people have signed to remove her than voted to elect her two years ago. According to Marie Brown, the driving force behind…
