By Richardra Winder-Robinson Free Press Correspondent On March 26, 2022, social media timelines were flooded with excitement. History was being made that night. West Monroe (District 3) elected its first black city alderman. Businessman and West Monroe native Rodney Welch…
Between March 28, 2022, and March 30, 2022, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Reggie Brown has been reinstated to his job with the Monroe Police Department, given back pay, and a promotion. The action came as a result of a unanimous vote by the Monroe Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board on…
A Ouachita Parish jury awarded a Monroe woman a $2.5 million decision after it decided that she was negligently injured in a vehicle accident in Monroe. The trial involved Courtney Jo Tully, a mother and aspiring model, whose career came…
Services were held last week for a 2019 Wossman High School Graduate after losing a health issue that began in high school. Services for Joseph Harper, 22, were held at the Greater Free Gift Baptist Church on Saturday, March 19th.…
Valaysia Smith, a 15-year-old from Monroe, Louisiana, has been awarded the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence. Smith was chosen to be a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders based on her superior academic achievement,…
The funeral Service for Quinton Jamel “Qwik” Shields will be held on Saturday March 26, 2022 at First Missionary Baptist Church in Monroe. Shields, a Monroe native, died recently in Texas. Funeral services at First Baptist will be at 1:00…
