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Status of NAACP leadership still unresolved, branch to swear-in leaders

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

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,…

Marie Brown, Ouachita NAACP, Rev. Ambrose Douzart

NAACP to elect officers in Saturday balloting

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Free PressBreaking News

  NAACP members across the nation will elect new officers Saturday, thousands of local branches conduct elections for leadership of one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious civil rights organizations.   Locally, the Ouachita Parish Branch will choose from…

Election, Lynnetta Whitehurst, Marie Brown, NAACP, Rev. Ambrose Douzart

Us verses them mentality is damaging Northeast Louisiana

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Free PressLetter to Editor

Dear Editor, The bible states in Matthew 12:25 “ And Jesus know their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand”. There are…

Rev. Ambrose Douzart

Sheriff says bodycams coming for deputies

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

Sheriff Jay Russell says bodycams will be coming to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Department in the months ahead, a move that the local NAACP has endorsed. Sherriff Russell said he has a team of deputies researching costs, procedure and other…

bodycams, NAACP, Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department, Rev. Ambrose Douzart, Sheriff Jay Russell

Local leaders upset about violence, escapes at Swanson

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

The NAACP, and elected officials are concerned over the violence and escapes that continue to plague Swanson Correctional Center in Monroe. In the last week, six juvenile inmates injured a guard and escaped for a while before being captured.  …

local leaders, Police Juror Lonnie Hudson, Rep. Pat Moore, Rev. Ambrose Douzart, Swanson Center for Youth, Violence

NAACP says districts should protect lives of teachers in reopening

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Free PressBreaking News

The NAACP thinks both the parish and city school boards should provide medical coverage for teachers exposed to the Coronavirus as school reopens this month. Rev. Ambrose Douzart, president of the Monroe/Ouachita NAACP, said Wednesday that both the local school…

NAACP, Rev. Ambrose Douzart

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