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Monroe City Council: November 8, 2022 Minutes

December 1, 2022 Free PressLegals

City Hall, Monroe, Louisiana November 8, 2022 6:00p.m. There was a legal and regular session of the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana held this date at the Council’s regular meeting place, the Council Chamber, City Hall Building,…

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Mayor, AKA, continue Mayo tradition, delivers 150 Turkeys

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Free PressBreaking News

This year, the City was joined by the Zeta Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, who provided additional food so that each turkey was given out with items to create a full Thanksgiving meal.   The event…

City of Monroe, Mayor Friday Ellis, Zeta Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc

Ouachita NAACP election results under review after glitch complaints

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Free PressBreaking News

Members of the NAACP are waiting for the final determination of branch elections in hundreds of branches around the USA. Possible glitches in its new electronic voting system are prompting reviews of some branch elections.     One review that…

Elections, NAACP

Monroe council hospitalized after auto accident

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Free PressBreaking News

Prayers are being extended from across the city for the recovery of Monroe City Councilman Doug Harvey who was injured Monday night in an auto accident near Shreveport. The vehicle Harvey was driving was hit by another vehicle in a…

Services held for Eula Williams, 90

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Deaths

Funeral services were held Saturday, November 19th at the Cuba Baptist Church for the late Eula Williams. Mrs. Williams died on November 13th. She was 90 years old. Her services were provided by the McFarland Funeral Home. Her official obituary…

Eula Williams

Snaps of the City

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Free PressBreaking News, Snaps

Between November 14, and November 21, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.  

Snaps of the city, Social media

Our Rich Black Heritage: Attorney James Sharp, Jr.

November 23, 2022December 1, 2022 Free PressOpinions

This week’s article is about a local Black man from the town of Richwood, Louisiana. Not only did he graduate from Richwood High School and Southern University, but he was also a U.S. Veteran of WWll. After returning home to…

Garry Blanson

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Reflections on 2016 Flooding in Monroe

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This Week In Monroe History

Birthdays
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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