Monroe City School Board of Education 2006 Tower Drive Monroe, Louisiana 71201 MINUTES The Monroe City School Board met in regular session, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Monroe City School District Central Office, 2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71201. The…
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Monroe cop booked for Sept 24th tasing incident
The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Monroe Police Department Officer Timothy Miller on charges of aggravated battery and malfeasance in office in connection with Miller’s use of a Taser on a suspect during an arrest on Sept. 24. The Sheriff’s…
Endorsements for November 13th Election
On November 13, 2021, voters will go to the polls to elect a representative for District 16 and decide four constitutional amendments. We have reviewed the candidates and the issues from the perspective the poor, working people and women. We…
Bro. Shawn Muhammad funeral set
Funeral service for Bro. Shawn Muhammad Janazah will be held Saturday, November 6th at 1 p.m. at the Tabatorium, 311 N 9th Street. The Visitation will be from 2-7pm Friday, November 5th at Richardson Funeral Home 1866 Winnsboro Rd Monroe,…
Services held last week for “Rock” McMillian
Funeral services were held last week for a prominent church deacon who died recently. Services were held Saturday, October 30, 2021 at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church for Leroy “Rock” McMillan, 62. McMillian died on October 18, 2021. Services…
Our generation will need a second or third language
Todays’ teen needs to learn multiple languages; at the very least two. I am studying two languages outside English because learning new languages will be beneficial for future jobs or even helping people out. A bi-lingual job applicant has an…
Downtown investment will help us grow
I want to thank the Monroe City Council and the business owners and organizations that showed up to lend their support to my administration’s proposal for the Ouachita Candy Company and downtown Monroe. This is an exciting project that has…