While some areas of our community experienced flooding over the weekend, the swift and coordinated efforts of our city officials and workers prevented what could have been a far more devastating situation. Mother Nature occasionally reminds us of her awesome…
Category: Editorial
Our City—-Our Community
By Marie Brown The City of Monroe is playing a troubling game as it relates to development throughout the entire city. Because of the age of the infrastructure which consist of roads, bridges, water ,sewer etc. in Monroe, millions of…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Rev. M. M. Flynn
By Garry Blanson It’s fascinating how every week I’m able to find a different “FORGOTTEN BLACK PIONEER!” Sometimes while I’m researching a totally different subject, I get drawn to an event, post, or person that leads me to someone new,…
Girls’ prom dresses, is there a line we should not cross?
High school proms mark a rite of passage, a night where teens cap off their youth in style. Fashion has evolved—modest gowns and basic suits have given way to bolder looks. It’s no shock that students push boundaries, expressing their…
Our Rich Black Heritage: Oretha Castle Haley, President of The New Orleans Chapter Of C.O.R.E., from 1961 – 1964
“Everything You Are and Possess Today, Whether Good or Bad, Will Pass Down To Those Who Come After You” – Paul J. Meyer. Never would I have thought that by accepting to help a friend with an out-of-town assignment, I…
City council doesn’t have to wait to 2030 to push for the 4th seat
The 2020 census revealed a stark demographic shift in Monroe: over 1,000 African American families moved from South Monroe to North Monroe, with many settling in District 2, now a Black-majority area. Yet, the 2022 redistricting failed to reflect this…
Remember ignored Carver Library when voting Saturday
By Robert Kenneth Wright As voters consider the property tax renewal funding Ouachita Parish Library Services, a longstanding promise remains unfulfilled: addressing the inadequate Carver-McDonald Library serving the Renwick/Booker T. community. Unlike other branches, the Library Board doesn’t even own…