A symbolic act at a Southside intersection has sparked real action from Monroe’s public works crews. Last week, social media influencer Marie Brown live-streamed herself clipping weeds with scissors around a stop sign at 8th and Orange Street. The demonstration,…
Black History Month is celebrated in February each year, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is observed in January. After 23 years in Monroe and the surrounding areas, many are now realizing that near the last weekend in August,…
In the summer of 2022, “9 Louisiana High Schools SUED THE LHSAA,” including 3 local schools in Monroe, Louisiana: Neville, Carroll, and Wossman. The action that prompted the lawsuit was when LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine and the LHSAA executive…
Tuesday night, an unexpected moment of agreement reminded Monroe why rules matter. Rev. Rodney McFarland, chairman of the Monroe City Council, received public praise from former councilwoman and state legislator Kay Kellogg Katz. Katz, a seasoned public servant and leading…
Between August 21 and August 27, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
By Rusty Potter Believe it or not, the only bird that dares to attack an eagle is a crow. The crow will swoop in, land on the eagle’s neck, and begin pecking at its neck. Annoying. Relentless. Distracting. The eagle…
August 28-Teresa Smith, Hattie Mae Cyrus, Cedric Glover, Beverly Kennedy, LaTorria S. Jackson, Michael Jones, Leo Ellis, Sr., Donald Louis, Lydia Tfabiyi, Willie M. Hollins, Alexis Marshall, Donna Simmons, Carolyn Webb, Myrtle Ford Johnson, Nicole Rogers, Lora Walker. August 29-Paul…
