Fifth District Congresswoman Julia Letlow got it right on one issue and got it wrong on another. Recently our Congresswoman voted “Yes” to make June 19th or Juneteenth a Federal Holiday. We think it was a correct vote…
Category: Editorial
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Guess who’s coming to dinner
By Victor C. Kirk I could not believe my eyes Monday night as we sat to dine at an excellent barbeque restaurant near Sterlington. A very close friend of mine from Monroe was returning to Monroe from abroad to begin…
The Miller-Roy Building was built by Blacks for Blacks; the renovation will be for all
Rep. Micheal Echols and his group of investors are presently renovating the Miller-Roy on 10th and Desiard. That is a good thing. Although it will be renovated for affordable housing, the structure itself, historic in nature will be a reminder…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: The Science of it all
By Victor C. Kirk I am often amazed by the ability of scientists to discover a methodology to use the human genotype as a vehicle to solve medical mysteries. Once the human body was geocoded it was inevitable that science…
Legislature killed bills that would force discussion of race issues in schools
It didn’t get much attention, but the Louisiana Legislature killed two bills that would have injected some elements of “critical race theory” into the social studies curriculum of the state of Louisiana. Both measures were opposed by the mostly…
Perspectives on the lives we live: Topic: Home Grown
By Victor C. Kirk Who do you turn to before your small business bites the dust? I would have thought the Chamber of Commerce or the Mayor’s Office of Community Development or the North Delta Economic Development District Commission or…
Water and sewage rates continue to increase, city leaders silent
Your water and sewerage rate is increasing this month, substantially. In 2018, the Free Press warned residents that a sewage and water rate increased, if approved, would hit residents hard three years after it passed because it contained…