A Monroe Police Department officer hired in 2024 was arrested early Saturday morning by Louisiana State Police following a traffic incident in Ouachita Parish. Dominic Lyn Simpson, 26, was taken into custody on Sept. 5, 2026, and booked shortly after…
Monroe, La — HAMPCO, Inc. proudly celebrated the accomplishments of 17 graduates of its 18th Financial Literacy Class on Saturday, August 15, 2026, during a memorable graduation ceremony at Mt. Zion Family Life Center in Monroe. The celebration brought together…
September 10-Irvin Gyer, Betty Davis, Gwendolyn E. Davis, Lula Washington, Andrec’ya Harris, Sharon Jenkins, Willie Brown, Ariel Armstrong, Duke Law, David Ervin, Larry West, Carla Jackson, Donald Frederick Mitchell, Happy Anniversary Donald (Fred) & Jeanette Mitchell, Francheska Green, James Manning,…
Between September 3 and September 9, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
By Rusty Potter This past Labor Day weekend, several class reunions were held across our area. Old classmates gathered together, laughed, shared old memories, took pictures, and talked about the good old days. For many, it had been years since…
Alice Faye Washington-Naylor, age 84, died on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. She was the mother of Shandra Naylor Smith, principal of Roy Shelling Elementary School. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 11, 2026, at Philadelphia Baptist Church, 4884 LA-17,…
By Garry Blanson As Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, eagerly await the election to “select the NAACP’s next president,” I would like to inform everyone about a few of the “forgotten Negroes who helped make the Monroe Chapter of the…
