News about local community activities
The City of Monroe’s 1% Capital Infrastructure Sales Tax renewal passed with 59% approval on December 7, but the election results revealed deep racial divisions within the community over infrastructure spending priorities. The tax, expected to generate $18.8 million annually,…
Monroe City Council has appointed L. Marie Brown as its new community relations assistant, fulfilling a campaign promise to improve responsiveness to citizen concerns. Brown, who will serve all five council members, operates from the Powell Street Neighborhood Center. In…
Between December 5 and December 11, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
A 74-year-old Monroe resident who spent the past year warning officials about dangerous conditions at the Powell Community Center parking lot became a victim of those very hazards Monday night. Joslyn Marie Wright, co-owner of the Monroe Free Press, sustained…
Between November 27 and December 4, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Democratic legislators Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D-34) and Representative Adrian Fisher (D-16) worked strategically to secure important provisions for working-class constituents during the recent passage of Governor Jeff Landry’s sweeping tax reform package, despite facing a Republican supermajority in both chambers.…
Monroe, LA-The Lighthouse Church, under the guidance of Apostle Alvin B. Walker, supported local organizations with a financial donation of $1,000 each. The organizations that received support were: Grace Place Ministries, The Salvation Army, and Barkdull Faulk Elementary School. Each…
