Breaking News
- August 27, 2026
Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Joe Sampson Yearby, a decorated veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars who dedicated more than two decades to military service before returning home to North Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. He…
- August 27, 2026
A Fourth Judicial District Court judge has ruled that two candidates challenging incumbent Monroe City School Board member Brenda Joyce Shelling for the District 7 seat are qualified to remain on the ballot, rejecting Shelling’s claim that neither lives in…
Free Cuts and G – Cuts
- July 17, 2025
West Monroe, Louisiana — Whether it is a pep rally at Neville, a lunch drop-off at Barkdull Faulk, a holiday visit to the Ouachita Council on Aging, or a quiet walk through the bleachers at a West Monroe football game, the words follow him like a heartbeat. “There goes Chris.” It is more than a name. It is a symbol. A signal that someone is showing up to serve, not to be seen. That someone […]
Family Celebrations
- December 5, 2024
The Goldsmith family received a heartwarming surprise on December 3rd at the Powell Community Center, where an event organized by the Boys and Girls Club turned into a celebration in their honor. Initially, the Goldsmiths, a large family with nine biological children and 12 adopted children, were told they would be performing a song for the Boys and Girls Club. However, when they arrived, they quickly learned that the event was not just for them […]
- October 3, 2024
Paris Sledge, a student at Jack Hayes Elementary, celebrated her 7th birthday on September 29th—a milestone her family has been eagerly anticipating since the day she entered the world as a miracle baby. Born at just 26 weeks, weighing only one pound 13 ounces, Paris was so small that she could fit in the palm of her mother’s hand. Her parents, Joe Sledge and Brittanee Smith, and her grandmother, Donecia Presley, vividly recall the critical […]
Back to School Help
- August 20, 2026
A 17-year-old was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on Sunday afternoon following a physical altercation with her father over a cell phone. Tranique Mychael Young, born July 7, 2009, was arrested on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at approximately 2:49 p.m. by Deputy Joshua Wahlder and Corporal R. Evans of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to the probable cause affidavit, deputies were dispatched to a residence in reference to a domestic battery complaint. Upon […]
- August 20, 2026
A 40-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday night following an alleged domestic altercation. According to an affidavit of probable cause from the Monroe Police Department, Officer Sydney Pettis arrested Andrea Monique McClinton at approximately 8:37 p.m. on August 18, 2026. Upon arrival, Officer Pettis made contact with a crying victim who stated that McClinton had put her hands on her. The victim reported that McClinton pushed her, punched her on the left side of her face […]
Editorial
- August 27, 2026
There is an old legal adage that anyone who represents themselves in court “has a fool for a client.” When individuals choose to act as their own attorney, objectivity vanishes, emotions often take over, and the nuances of statutory law are frequently lost. That dynamic was on full display last week in the 4th Judicial District Court during the residency qualification challenge brought by Mrs. Brenda Shelling against her District 7 Monroe City School Board […]
Achievements
- November 1, 2025
Monroe’s own Ronnie Cail, a well-known barber and familiar face in local theater circles, is stepping into his biggest on-screen role yet in an upcoming feature film titled I’ll Still Love You. The 90-minute drama is being produced by Blues Critic Films, a small but determined film company based in Geneva, Ohio, founded in 2021 by filmmaker Dylann DeAnna. DeAnna, who is serving both as Executive Producer and actor in the film, describes I’ll Still […]
- October 24, 2025
Atlanta, GA – The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees is proud to announce Ray James, from Monroe, LA, has been selected for the organization’s Class of 2026.Ray James, a 2007 graduate of Richwood High School, will participate in the year long fellowship, along with his wife, Dr. Ryan Lee-James (Detroit, MI). Each year, Leadership Georgia seeks out emerging leaders from every corner of the state and selects sixty-three participants from a pool of several hundred applicants […]
Police Arrests
- August 20, 2026
A 17-year-old was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on Sunday afternoon following a physical altercation with her father over a cell phone. Tranique Mychael Young, born July 7, 2009, was arrested on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at approximately 2:49 p.m. by Deputy Joshua Wahlder and Corporal R. Evans of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to the probable cause affidavit, deputies were dispatched to a residence in reference to a domestic battery complaint. Upon […]
- August 20, 2026
A 40-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday night following an alleged domestic altercation. According to an affidavit of probable cause from the Monroe Police Department, Officer Sydney Pettis arrested Andrea Monique McClinton at approximately 8:37 p.m. on August 18, 2026. Upon arrival, Officer Pettis made contact with a crying victim who stated that McClinton had put her hands on her. The victim reported that McClinton pushed her, punched her on the left side of her face […]
- August 13, 2026
A 39-year-old local man was taken into custody Thursday morning by the Monroe Police Department following a domestic disturbance where officers say he forced open a locked door and shoved a woman with a chair. Damion Green was arrested on August 6, 2026, at approximately 10:03 a.m. by Corporal Timothy Stephens. He faces charges of Domestic Abuse Battery and Simple Criminal Damage to Property. According to the affidavit of probable cause, officers responded to a […]
Richwood Activity: Minutes
- March 27, 2025
Mayor Gerald Brown and the Board of Aldermen presented a congratulatory plaque on behalf of the Town of Richwood to the Richwood High School Boys basketball team, celebrating their win as the 2025 LHSAA Division III Non-Select Champions.’
- June 13, 2024
Rev. Harold McCoy, a member of the Ouachita Parish School Board, is spearheading a $1.4-million project to upgrade the sports facilities at Richwood High School. The School Board recently agreed to seek bids for the project, which will focus on improving the aesthetics of the school’s field house and press box. Rev. McCoy has been […]
- November 30, 2023
Ashley T. Harris, a lifelong advocate for community development and a dedicated resident of Richwood for over 25 years, is officially announcing her candidacy for the position of Mayor of Richwood in the upcoming March 2023 Municipal Primary Election. Ashley’s campaign is rooted in her deep understanding of Richwood’s history, her extensive educational background, and […]
- February 24, 2022
A company owned by former Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo won’t be working for the Town of Richwood any longer. In the last meeting of the Richwood Board of Aldermen, a motion by Alderman Simeon Profit to rehire the consultant firm M5 for another year died from the lack of a second. […]
Murderers: What did they get?
- November 3, 2025
Funeral services for all three victims in last week’s triple murder will be held Saturday, November 8, 2025, at 1 p.m. at the Monroe Civic Center. Police have arrested two suspects in the murders, and the investigation is continuing. Saturday’s service will be handled by McFarland Funeral Home The following obituaries have been provided by the mortuary: Jaborris Simpson , 25 Jaborris Ryhim Deshaun Simpson was born on November 19, 1999, in Monroe, Louisiana, to Monica […]
- October 22, 2025
Monroe police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a brutal triple murder that left a 2-year-old girl and two adult men dead, each shot in the head, in a home invasion early Tuesday morning. According to police the killings occurred around 2:30 a.m. on October 28, 2025, at a residence in the 2000 block of Grammont Street, near the city’s public works department. Responding officers fo… Continue Reading