By Marie Brown Saturday, February 14th is Valentine’s Day and since it falls on the weekend, it will be particularly special and convenient to spend more time with your favorite people. The flower shops will be inundated with flower requests…
Category: Editorial
Our City, Our Community
Northeast LA. experienced one of the worst ice storms in modern history this past week. Ouachita Parish was hit extremely hard. In fact, over 90% of the storm damage has been here. By Tuesday of last week, 45,000 residents in…
Our Rich Black Heritage: John K. Haynes, distinguished biologist and sickle-cell researcher born in Monroe, Louisiana
By Garry Blanson In the last five years or so, more and more information that had long been hidden from Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, has come to the surface. Among those revelations is how city, state, and federal governments…
Thanks due to hundreds who pitched in to help during ice storm
In the wake of last week’s devastating winter storm, our community has been tested—and has answered with courage, competence, and compassion. As more than 90,000 residents sat in the cold and dark, an army of first responders, city crews, utility…
Our City, Our Community
By Marie Brown Northeast LA experienced one of the worst ice storms in modern history this past week. Ouachita Parish was hit extremely hard. In fact, over 90% of the storm damage has been here. By Tuesday of this week,…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Dr. Gwynn Lance Shamlin, Sr.
By Garry Blanson As of today, there are less than 19 days until…
Council should fine tune new fees before passage
On January 26, the Monroe City Council will vote on a proposal to nearly double residential garbage fees, raising the monthly rate from approximately $17 to $28 per can. While city leaders argue that these hikes are necessary to modernize…