Between September 24 and September 30, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Category: Breaking News
650 pack Civic Center to salute Oliver Billups on retirement from Mt. Olivet after 50 years
Warm laughter, poignant tears, and a resilient legacy filled the B.D. Robinson Conference Hall at the Monroe Civic Center on Friday evening, Sept. 25, 2026, as 650 guests gathered to celebrate the 50th Anniversary retirement Roast and Toast honoring Rev.…
Friends remember Lester Johnson
Lester Dean Johnson, a trailblazing healthcare leader, beloved family historian, and lifelong Monroe resident, passed away on September 4, 2026, at the age of 74. A proud graduate of Carroll High School in the Ouachita Parish Public School system, Ms.…
Funeral service set for Ernest Bryant
Ernest Layton Bryant, a resident of Monroe, passed away on September 22, 2026, at the age of 75. Family and friends are invited to pay their respects during a visitation on Friday, October 2, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 5:00…
We see the giant billboards, but who is Mary Alice Bryant
As a teenager, Mary Alice Bryant filed petitions against KNOE-TV, started the Black History Parade, and began the Renaissance Movement. She has been a law clerk for Judge Benjamin Jones and Carl Sharp, and has served as administrative Judge over…
Penalties and Mistakes Cost The Saints A Winnable Home-Opener
By Reaux Fa Real and Gerald Wright After a 3-and-out to begin the game, it seemed the Offense would have another slow first half. The defense held Las Vegas to a field goal on their first drive after a hard…
Second person arrested in Bank Fraud scheme
A 27-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man were arrested Tuesday evening in connection with an interstate bank fraud operation that brought suspects from New York to Louisiana, according to court documents filed by the Monroe Police Department. Stephanie Laugier, 27,…