Funeral services for a former Wossman High School football team manager will be held Saturday. Services for Will Hall will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the McFarland Funeral Home on Berg Jones Lane. Mr. Hall was 43 years…
Category: Events
Monroe Zetas attend Founders Day Celebration
On Saturday, January 14, 2023, members of Epsilon Omicron Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., traveled the I-20 corridor to their annual North Louisiana Consortium to celebrate their Founder’s Day. This celebration commemorates the founding of the sorority…
Snaps of the City
Between January 30, and February 8, 2023, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Little: SEDD making plans to reduce crime, expand Southside Businesses
How to reduce crime and expand business opportunity in South Monroe was the focus of two meetings this week as the South Side Economic Development District (SEDD) continues its push to develop masterplans to roll out what it calls the…
Services set Saturday for minister, drummer, Isaac Roland
A funeral service will be held Saturday in West Monroe, La., for 44-year-old Isaac Roland. Services for Isaac (Jermaine) Roland will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Olive Branch Baptist Church. Mr. Roland died on January 27, 2023.…
Black history parade scheduled for February 25th
Thirty-nine years ago, the first Black History parade rolled down Desisard Street with one band and less than 10 cars, but Mary Bryant, a youth, and the late Emily P. Robinson had a dream of promoting Black history through a…
Tension over election disrupts NAACP meeting; Brown in tears
The regular meeting of the N.A.A.C.P. abruptly ended Thursday night after tempers flared, resulting in accusations, shouting, and one woman stepping outside in tears. As the Ouachita Parish Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. met at the Benoit Recreation Center for its…