To the public; As part of its statutory duties under Louisiana law, the School Board is responsible for adopting, overseeing, and ensuring the proper administration of the district budget.Board’s recent report supports that responsibility by making financial information accessible to…
Category: Letter to Editor
Thank God and The Monroe Free Press for ten years of writing ministry
First, allow me to thank God and Rev. Roosevelt Wright, Jr. for opening doors for me on this incredible journey. In June 2016, I began my God-given assignment of writing Christian articles for The Monroe Free Press. The very…
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…
Help requested for Joseph Hamilton
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the letter of Mr. Joseph Hamilton in your March 7, 2026, issue. Actually, I was responsible for writing the letter for him. Let me explain. I met you years ago, as a result of…
Prisoner asks for outside help
Dear Editor, One of your subscribers has been sharing your newspaper with me for years. I have always felt that you are one of the few, if fewest, who outrightly publish injustices in the system against those who are poor…
Strong support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Giles Fields as Principal
Dear Editor, We are writing to express our united and sincere support for retaining Mrs. Sonya Jiles- Fields as Principal of Roy Neal Shelling Elementary School. Her leadership has had a profoundly positive impact on the students, staff, and the…
Keep up the fight
Dear Editor, I pray that you are well… You don’t know me, but I’ve been reading multiple issues of your newspaper, the Monroe Free Press every day for a week straight now. As my envelope denotes, currently I am incarcerated…