In the halls of Baton Rouge, a quiet eraser is moving across the map of our state. For decades, the fight for fair representation in Louisiana has been a marathon, not a sprint. But today, the finish line is being…
Author: Free Press
Take that bass out of your voice!
Dear Editor, This era of time brings out of us the Good and the Bad doesn’t it? I want to focus on language or should I say the “tone” of the language when we are engaged in conversation with one…
Monroe City School Board: April 14, 2026 Minutes
Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower DriveMonroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Tuesday April 14, 2026, at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The meeting…
Death Notices for the week of May 11th
Lever Forman, 79, of Monroe, Farmer, died May 04, 2026. Service will be 11:00 am Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home, Monroe, LA. Visitation is from 5:00 until 7:00 pm Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Smith Funeral Home.…
Monroe City School Board: Legals
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Manager at Monroe City School Board, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, LA 71201, till Tuesday, June 9, 2026, until the time listed below, and they will then be publicly opened…
Monroe City School Board: Legals
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Manager at Monroe City School Board, 2006 Tower Drive, P. O. Box 4180, Monroe, LA 71211-4180 on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, until the time listed below, and they will…
Black Mothers have been the backbone of families
Before daylight breaks across the Delta fields, before the city buses begin to roll, before office lights shine and school bells ring, there is often a Black mother already awake. She is packing lunches, saying prayers, ironing uniforms, checking homework,…