City Hall, Monroe, Louisiana March 12, 2024 6:00 p.m. There was a legal and regular session of the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana held on this date at the Council’s regular meeting place, the Council Chamber, City…
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Black Tie Guys tour eight colleges during Easter break
As the early morning sun casts its first rays over the Louisiana landscape, a sight unfolds that captures the essence of hope and ambition. An entourage of 40 inner-city youths, accompanied by their mentors, steps off vans onto the lush…
Muhammad council support taking shape
Verbon Muhammad will face incumbent council member Kema Dawson in a run-off election next month. Despite a well financed campaign funded mostly by wealthy Republicans, Dawson failed to get a majority vote from her heavily black Democratic district. Saturday, Muhammad…
Caddo elects Black Sheriff, not by one vote, but by 4000
In a story that ends months of legal battles, public scrutiny, and a resolute commitment to public service, Henry Whitehorn’s election as the first Black sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, winning not by 1 vote, but by 4,000 votes.. Whitehorn’s…
Services held last week for “Buddy” Moore, 72
Funeral services were held last week for a Carroll Graduate and military veteran, Richard Moore. Services for Mr. Moore were held Friday, March 22, 2024, at McFarland Funeral Companies on Berg Jones Lane for Richard Bondaire Moore, known affectionately to…
Bills that passed in the Special Criminal Justice Session:
House Bill 4 by Representative Emerson (Act 10) provides relative to post conviction relief procedures. All of the present law limitations on repetitive applications and time limitations for post-conviction relief are considered jurisdictional and cannot be waived or excused by…
Snaps of the City
Between March 10 and March 27, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.