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Local leader chooses purpose over profitwith opening of Therapeutic Group Home

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026 Free PressBreaking News

In a time when business expansion often centers on profit and growth, one local leader has chosen a different path—one rooted in purpose, compassion, and community impact. Chris Lewis, a well-known figure in the community, has officially opened a Therapeutic…

Chris Lewis, Therapeutic Group Home

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May 6, 2026May 7, 2026 Free PressBreaking News, Snaps

Between April 30 and May 6, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.

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Clerk by 8:00 a.m. , locked out by noon, Duncan blocked from taking office by Appeals Court

May 5, 2026May 6, 2026 Free PressBreaking News

The doors of the Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court’s office opened Monday morning to a scene of hard-won victory. By noon, those same doors marked a swift, court-ordered exit. Calvin Duncan, the former life-prisoner turned legal advocate who captured…

Calvin Duncan

Federal court says Duncan can take office in New Orleans, block Landry’s new law

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Free PressBreaking News

Former “Jailhouse lawyer” cleared to take office, Court says Governor’s fight with Black man who was exonerated after 28 years in Angola and then elected, is a violation of his 14th Amendment rights A high-stakes power struggle between Louisiana state…

clerk-elect Calvin Duncan, Governor Jeff Landry, U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles

Senate Candidate Jamie Davis, promises $17.50 wage and $1,000 basic income for all

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Free PressBreaking News

In a raw and deeply personal address at the Benoit Recreation Center on Thursday morning, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James “Jamie” Davis Jr. positioned himself as a “man of the ground” fighting against a political establishment he claims has neglected…

Senate Candidate Jamie Davis

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April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Free PressBreaking News, Snaps

Between April 23 and April 29, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.

Snaps of the city, Social media

Monroe Chamber “not prepared to support” school tax on May 16

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 Free PressBreaking News

The Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors announced on April 28, 2026, that it is not prepared to support the upcoming Monroe City Schools millage renewal scheduled for the May 16 ballot. The Chamber is calling for increased transparency…

Mike Downhour, Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Monroe City Schools millage renewal

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This Week In Monroe History

Birthdays
-- Celebrating Birthdays Today: Clauterious Hollins, Alrio Young, Clarence Hill, Branda Smith Green, Happy Anniversary Patricia and Michael Johnson, Cassandra Shelling Green, In Loving Memory of DeAdria Hill, Paris Foy, Charles Burton, In Loving Memory of Comaleatha R. Howard, Lupe & Joanne Gonzalez. (9)
Local History
--- This week in 1974 established black leaders boycott Ralph Hall's city hall proposals. Read More. (52)
--- This week in 1974 four men dressed as women attempted to rob Central Bank in Monroe. Read More. (52)
--- This week in 1997 Andrea Waller was named principal of the Year at Lida Benton Elementary School. (29)
--- This week in 2000 Eldon Pipes filed a complaint against city Court Judge James Garland Smith, claiming that the judge fired him from his court job because Pipes did not director the choir at the judge's mother's funeral. The Judge denied the claim. (26)
--- This week in 2003 Darryl Berry and King Dawson were no-shows at a candidate's forum for the police jury in West Monroe. They were criticized for ducking the public. (23)
On this day in 2007, Ebony Patrice Perry was crowned Miss Grambling State University. (19)
--- This week in 2013 a Free Press editorial questioned why a sales tax proposal provided for construction for all city schools except its charter school. (13)

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Our Rich Black Heritage: “Held down by Louisiana Law!”

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The Forgotten Negro Organizers of “The First Official Monroe Chapter of The NAACP”

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