Do we have a responsibility to protect each other from the Coronavirus? Some say yes, others say no. Nationally, it appears that experts are beginning to agree that three actions, if followed by the majority of the nation, could help…
Category: Editorial
School boards must cover COVID medical costs of teachers, staff
When schools open later this month, its disturbing that local school districts will not be covering the COVID related medical costs of their teachers and support staff. All local districts are using a reopening scheme that has some component of…
School systems send teachers into the COVID battle without backup
Teachers in our area are preparing to return to the classrooms next month, but many will do so at great peril to their health without any backup. Both the Ouachita Parish and Monroe City Schools have elected…
Mayor Ellis wants to remove the “stigma” that divides us
Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis wants to do what no other mayor in the city’s history has done. He wants to remove the historical stigmas that divide Monroe’s Northside and Southside communities. That is a noble but daunting task because the…
Fred Louis: I ran for mayor because I had the right to run
By Fred Louis As African Americans, we have not always enjoyed the same level of freedom in this country as have our white fellow citizens. For those old enough to remember, the fight for our civil rights heightened in the…
Jones passes new law as prison reform fight continues
When Attorney Fred Jones was elected to represent District 16, he promised to reform many of the state’s prison laws that are unfair to the incarcerated. When the legislative session ended on June 30th, Jones succeeded in passing a bill…
Proposed law to protect schools from COVID suits, bad for victims
The Louisiana State Department of Education released guidelines for the re-opening of schools next month, but the guidelines leave more questions than answers. Even though COVID-19 cases in Louisiana are steadily rising, the state’s decision to reopen schools…