Between November 14 and November 20, 2024, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Category: Events
Timeline begins for approval of Neville conversion to charter school
The Neville Charter Association (NCA) has submitted an application to convert the historic Neville High School into a Type 3 charter school within the Monroe City School System, a move that would redirect approximately $10 million in annual state funding…
Council wants patches and holes in streets repaved, oppose slush fund tax
Monroe’s aging streets are showing signs of severe deterioration as citizens grapple with a controversial proposal to renew a 2001 one-cent sales tax five years ahead of schedule. The tax, originally designated for street maintenance, has become the center of…
Lewis, Monroe Chamber to giveaway over 400 turkeys
Monroe residents facing financial challenges this holiday season will have an opportunity to receive a free Thanksgiving turkey, thanks to the generosity of a local businessman and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce. Christopher Lewis, owner of West Monroe Coney Island,…
Ten Commandments law for state schools on hold for now
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in every classroom of state-funded schools, just weeks before it was set to take effect on January 1. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a 177-page opinion…
Graveside service set for one-year old Saturday
Funeral services have been announced for one-year-old Kayson Amir Rasco of Monroe, who passed away on November 1, 2024. Visitation will be held Friday, November 15, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM at McFarland Funeral Companies, 1901 Burg Jones Lane…
Funeral services set for Glory Spivey, 67
Gloria Blondell Spivey, a beloved mother, grandmother, and lifelong resident of northeastern Louisiana, passed away on November 1, 2024, at the age of 67. Born February 20, 1957, in Monroe, Louisiana to Alonzo and Mattie Taylor Sr., Spivey grew up…