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Former Bengal Belle selected for New Orleans Pelicans Dance Team

June 23, 2017June 29, 2017 Robert WrightAchievements

After recent auditions, a Monroe native will join the New Orleans Pelicans Dance Team. She will be one of the NBA franchise’s ultimate cheerleaders. Chauncey McCoy, a 2008 graduate of Neville High School and Southern University A&M College, auditioned for…

Bengal Belles, Neville High School, New Orleans Pelicans, Southern University, Twin City Ballet

Gallot: No fee increases for GSU students

June 23, 2017June 29, 2017 Robert WrightBreaking News

Today, during a special meeting with the Executive Committee, the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, Grambling State University President Rick Gallot learned that tuition rates for students across the state would remain stable, however, universities could…

Eddie Robinson, Football, Grambling State University, Tuition

Wedding bells rang for Alford and George

June 21, 2017June 25, 2017 Robert WrightWeddings

On May 19, 2017, Victoria Alford walked across the stage at ULM’s Spring Commencement to receive her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. One month later, on June 10, 2017, she made another ceremonial walk….down the aisle. She became the wife…

Wedding

The danger of not using the belt at home, paddle in the classroom

June 21, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

My first grade teacher, Mrs. Vera Dyer, delivered corporal punishment to us when we were out of order. Her method of correction was her paddle, which she named “Woebeun”. She said that if we got out of line, woe be…

Local students to compete for Miss Louisiana 2017

June 21, 2017 Robert WrightEvents

This week, 33 contestants from around the state are competing for the title of Miss Louisiana 2017. The competition begins on Thursday and will close out with the Top Ten on Saturday night, June 24, 2017. The Saturday night finals…

City Council Minutes- January 24, 2017

February 18, 2017June 22, 2017 Robert WrightCity of Monroe Legals

Monroe City Council Legal and Regular Session January 24, 2017 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers-City Hall MINUTES There was a legal and regular session of the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana held this date at the Council’s…

The joke of being Bad and Boujee

February 11, 2017June 22, 2017 Robert WrightRobert Wright

 The hit song “Bad and Boujee” by Atlanta rap group Migos made it to the number one spot of Billboard’s Hot RnB/Hip-Hop Songs last week. The track has a catchy rhyme and seductive beat that has heads bobbing all over the…

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Reflections on 2016 Flooding in Monroe

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This Week In Monroe History

Birthdays
-- Celebrating Birthdays Today: Andre Davis, Julius A. Greggs, Leonard Washington, Dorine Allen, In Loving Memory of Willie Zimmerman, Jr., James Pruitt, Debra Ann Lewis, TaShala Lewis, Beverly Hicks, Warner D. Campbell, In Loving Memory of Pearl Ross, Jarvis Wilhite, Brenda Higgins, Medria B. Nolley, Larry Griffin, Sr., In Loving Memory of Izola Nash Washington, Mario Powell, Jr., Terraus Harris, Levi Washington, Dorothy Jackson Johnson, Bertha Manning, Luwjonia McClinton. (9)
Local History
--- On this day in 1970, the Paramount Theater (formerly the Saenger) closed its doors downtown Monroe. (56)
--- This week in 1974 Ralph Hall, assistant to the mayor, announced meetings to build unity in the Black community. Read More. (52)
--- This week in 1974 H. Austin Miller called for release of city audit prior to tax election. Letter to Editor. Read More (52)
-- This week in 1997 Roy Shelling was suspended for a second time over sexual harassment complaints at Lincoln Elementary. Angered, he announced his retirement at a school assembly. (29)
This week in 1999 Mayor Abe Pierce announced that 800 of the city's lowest paid workers would receive raises. (27)
--- This week in 2000 some city school board members frustrated about the slow pace of Carroll High School renovations. (26)
On this day in 2012, Gerri Jackson was crowned Miss Grambling State University. (14)

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  • City’s Sickle Cell venue compromise was a win-win
  • The Alphas gave thanks, but the city should do more; much more
  • Judge Rambo exercised respect, wisdom in Shelling case

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Our Democracy needs committed people now more than ever

By Marie Brown The importance of strengthening the Ouachita Democratic Party Executive…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The Forgotten Negro Organizers Of “The First Official Monroe Chapter Of The NAACP”

By Garry Blanson As Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, eagerly await the…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “The 1978 Landmark Federal Civil Rights Class Action Lawsuit Decision on the Ausberry Versus the City of Monroe Court Case

By Garry Blanson Concerning Voting Rights and Municipal Elections in Monroe, Louisiana"…

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