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…
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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…
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…
Virus “hot spot” could be “death spot” if city leaders don’t take charge
As Monroe’s exposure to the COVID-19 virus escalates, the city has taken no special precautions to help reduce its COVID exposures. While the leaders hesitate, the number of public gatherings, parties, and close contact continues. This week CNN posted a…
Southside residents praised cops who tried to help, but dropped victim
Last week our community faced another horror that resulted from mental illness, our response to that tragedy sheds light on whether a decision made by the Mayo administration not to respond to non-fire related EMS calls was wise. A…
It’s time to retire Robert E. Lee name and the Rebels logo
Several years ago, this publication printed a series of articles pointing out ways that racist ideas and concepts are embedded in our system and are difficult to change, especially in the South. One of those ways is to memorialize racist…