Regular Meeting MinutesOctober 16, 2025 7:00 P.M.Members In Attendance: Alderman Simeon Profit, Alderman Donald Richard Alderman Wysinger ClevelandThe Town of Richwood met for a Regular Meeting held October 16, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. at the Richwood Multi-Purpose Center, 2710 Martin…
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Snaps of the City
Between October 23 and October 29, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Council files Federal suit claiming civil rights were violated by new state law
Three Monroe City Council members and the publisher of the Monroe Free Press have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Louisiana law they claim illegally strips voting power from the city’s Black majority by transferring key appointment authority to…
Think five moves ahead
By Rusty Potter Life is not checkers. It is chess. Too many of us approach life as checkers – simple, reactive, and based only on what’s right in front of us. In checkers, every piece moves the same way. You…
“Everywhere you go there is trouble”
By Lisa Wilmore Blessings to you, my friends! God has granted us another day, and it is a blessing to bask in His peace, joy, and happiness. Let us thank Him for our blessed, everlasting, eternal, and endless Savior—Jesus Christ!…
Announcements and Events
Temporary Road Closure – Desiard Street Improvements Phase II: Contact: Arthur Holland, Project Manager – City of Monroe 318-376.1346Desiard Street at the intersections of North 3rd Street to South 6th Street is currently closed for Amethyst Construction to complete street…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Madam M.E.D. Hockenhull
By Garry Blanson Part Two of a Two-Part Series Welcome back, everyone! Before I end the suspense and reveal the information about Isac Gray Hockenhull that I promised in my last article, I would like everyone to know that the…