By Garry Blanson Every year during Black History Month, much is said about Harriet Tubman and how she helped slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Well, while researching, I came across another “Harriet” who many Black People have…
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I thought I wouldn’t need college, wrong!
By Robert K. Wright December 2022 marks ten years of being a college-educated man in America. On December 8, 2012, I graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. Dr. Nick Bruno was…
When you don’t have the words to say
By Lisa Wilmore My Dear Friends, Driving from visiting a relative, I noticed individuals on the street corner who were soliciting money for the homeless. Of course, I stopped and gave them the cash I possessed in the console of…
God said, “Weapons designed to destroy HIS innocent children will destroy their designers.” Conclusion
By Dr. Jacquelyn Simmons In last week’s message, Haman went to the King’s home to request permission to hang Mordecai. But God intervened! The King asked Haman about ideas to honor someone. Haman was very conceited and decided that the…
Death Notices for the week of November 28th
Funeral services for Ms. Annaoula Wilson Hennings are scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 11 am at St. Paul Baptist Church, 508 South 8th Street, Monroe, Louisiana. Ms. Hennings’s final resting place will be at Richwood Memorial Gardens, 2705…
Marshal’s Sale
MARSHAL’S SALE ALBANY FINANCE, LLC VS. 21CV00830 BRIAN AND ERNEASTINE SHAKLIN State of Louisiana Parish of Ouachita City Court of The City of Monroe By virtue of Writ of Fieri Facias in above case I will offer for sale at…
Standard Enterprise: Legals
Public Notice Notice is hereby given that Highland Place Townhomes, LP is applying for an allocation of 4% tax credit provided by the Louisiana Housing Corporation and proposes to construct Highland Place Townhomes, a $21,000,000+/- ($2,850,500 debt – $9,100,000 equity,…