The Southside Economic District is looking for its own attorney in light of conflict of interest claims about its city-appointed attorney. The SEDD board voted unanimously to seek quotes from local attorneys to represent the board. Its present attorney,…
Between September 3, and September 12, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
By Ro Wright III Recently, Southern University Jaguars played the Louisiana State University Tigers at LSU’s Death Valley Stadium to a sold out crowd of more 103,000 fans. As great as the idea sounded in the months prior to the…
A petition to recall Monroe City Councilwoman Kema Dawson-Robinson has been approved by the governor, and organizers have six months to gather about 1,954 signatures to force a recall election. Local recall organizer Marie Brown told the Free Press…
By Dr. Jacquelyn Simmons Scripture: When Jesus came into the Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some,…
By Lisa Wilmore “Because the church did not condemn me, I felt loved and not degraded.” “Because the church did not condemn me, my suicidal thoughts diminished and existed no longer.” “Because the church did not condemn me, the shame…
Mr. Willie Davis, Jr., 95, of Monroe, LA Water Department died September 08, 2022. Service will be at 12:00 PM, Thursday September 15, 2022, at Allen Chapel AME Church, Monroe, LA. Visitation will be from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Wednesday…
