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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
