Damian Coleman, a Southside Street Preacher, has been preaching against violence in all of Monroe’s hotspots and halls of government. Saturday he was accidentally shot twice in a shootout on So. 2nd Street. He survives and plans to continue preaching…
About 50 riders turned out Saturday for a short bike ride to call attention to the growing violence in the community. The short bike ride concentrated in the downtown area, began and ended at the HUB. Speakers afterward noted that…
Funeral services for a well-known minister will be held Saturday at the Greater New Antioch Baptist Church. Services for Pastor Ronald Hunter, Sr., an associate minister of the Greater New Antioch Baptist Church will be held at 11 a.m. at…
Over 400 people clapped, laughed, cried, and shouted Saturday night when the stage play “Why do I go to church?” The play was written and directed by Donterrio Anderson and performed on the stage of the Tabatorium. Many of the…
Graveside services are set for a 56-year-old woman who died Saturday. Services will be held at the graveside for Felecia Ann Banks in the Richwood Memorial Gardens. She died on June 26th. Her obituary reads as follows: Felecia Ann Banks…
An Analysis: Gun violence in our community is a growing problem that city leaders seem unable to address. Now three more victims of gun violence in our community have been added to the list. The city’s police chief…
Funeral services for veteran educator Betty T. Broussard are pending after her death Monday in New Iberia. Broussard, 82, was a retired educator who taught for several decades in the Monroe City School System. She died Monday, June 21, 2021,…
