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Keep Moving Forward

February 23, 2023 Free PressBlogs

By Rusty Potter We are bringing the celebrations for this Black History Month to a close. I encourage you to keep moving forward. The windshield in a car is much bigger than the rearview mirror. You can’t successfully drive the…

Rusty Potter

Should girls have to pay $1600 to be on the homecoming court?

February 22, 2023March 2, 2023 Free PressRoosevelt Wright

Suppose for a moment that you are a poor female and attend a public school. Would you be surprised to know that some activities are off-limits to you because participation heavily depends on your ability to shell out huge dollars…

Roosevelt Wright Jr.

Our Rich Black Heritage: Eddie Robinson, Sr.

February 21, 2023March 2, 2023 Free PressOpinions

What a glorious night it was at The Cotton Bowl back in 1985 when Coach Eddie G. Robinson’s Grambling State University Tigers Team beat Prairie View A&M 27-7 before an almost entirely Black crowd of 36,652. On that night Coach…

Garry Blanson

Vibez saluted by council

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

In about two weeks, there will be a new night spot opening on Desiard Street; it’s called “Vibez.” Ivan and Rosanna Thomas have dreamed about owning a night spot like VIBEZ for seven years, said Ivan Tuesday night at the…

Ivan Thomas, Rosanna Thomas, Vibez

Despite suit, Jackson says black women are not “B****es”

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

State Senator Katrina Jackson says no one has a right to call black women “bitches” on her social media accounts, and she’ll meet her accuser in court. The Senator released her statement last week after the Tulane University First Amendment…

Maya Detiege, Senate Bill 342, Senator Katrina Jackson

Services Saturday for retired MLK teacher Margaret Thomas, 69

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Services will be held Saturday in Tallulah for a beloved retired educator in the Monroe City School System. Services for Margaret Ann Thomas-Jackson will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Newlight Baptist Church in Tallulah, La. (Not Monroe).…

Margaret Ann Thomas-Jackson

Mayor Albritton names Chris Lewis to chief advisory search group

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Free PressBreaking News

Residents of West Monroe who know Christopher Lewis, know his past, but most importantly, they know his present, so it’s not surprising that many leading West Monroe Citizens would nominate Lewis to help the city find a new police chief…

chief advisory search group, Christopher Lewis

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Celebrating Birthdays Today: --Vallerie Arnold, Malcom Etienne, In Loving Memory of Kimberly Crane, Lollia D. Reed, Alvin Hill, In Loving Memory of Dorothy Johnson, Earlene Thomas, In Loving Memory of Frances Givens, Ahmad Smith, Morris Coleman, Madison J. Johnson, Colby Qualls, Kyeshia Washington, Thad Hollingsworth, Brenda Brown Tfabiyi, In Loving Memory of Rachel Holmes, Jayden McGee, James Ratcliff, Sr, QuanZavion Howard. (9)
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This week in 2016 the city council gutted a city plan that would have allowed it to seize property of homeowners under a "Fight the Blight" program. The gutted version allows for seizures but only after a hearing before the council. (10)

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