On Sunday, December 3, 2023, eight women graduated from the TBB Collective Leadership Lab in Lafayette, LA. One of those women was Monroe, LA native PaQuita Porter Benoit, the daughter of Robert and Linda Porter. The Leadership Lab, founded by…
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The Creed & Creed 6th Annual Christmas Bike Drive helps local children & families
Monroe, Louisiana-Creed & Creed in partnership with Firehouse Subs distributed bikes on Saturday, December 9th at the law offices of Creed and Creed in Monroe, Louisiana . During Saturday’s event, local children and families stopped by to pick up their…
Snaps of the City
Between December 4 and December 13, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Monroe City School Board: November 14, 2023 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The…
Ouachita Parish Police Jury: November 27, 2023 Minutes
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE JURY, PARISH OF OUACHITA, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TAKEN AT A REGULAR MEETING HELD ON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023 AT 5:35 P.M. The Police Jury of the Parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana met in a regular…
Death Notices for the week of December 11th
Frederick Coleman transitioned to his heavenly home Sunday, December 11, 2023. Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Union Missionary Baptist Church, 4314 Highway 165 Bypass, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held at Hester’s…
Police reported her dead, but she’s alive and recovering!
The Monroe Police Department has egg in its face, but no apology on its lips for notifying news media that a shooting victim died, when the victim is alive, and recovering. The shooting incident happened on December 3rd and resulted…