Daryll Berry has been named President of the Monroe City School Board in a controversial vote that the NAACP says does not reflect the interest of the students of the system. Berry, who was nominated and supported by the Board’s…
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Suspended lawyer gets city James Sharp Award
The City of Monroe presented a civil rights award to a local attorney whose license to practice law has been suspended. During the City of Monroe’s 45th annual Martin Luther King Celebration last Thursday, Mayor Oliver Ellis, presented the James…
Mother upset that son’s killer to only get three years
The mother of Eric Goodwin is in tears. The man who killed her son, Andre Lewis, will learn his fate Friday when he stands before Judge Marcus Hunter for sentencing. Judy Goodin is depressed, filled with tears, and is reliving…
Parkview murder suspect could walk in three years, the gun and shells vanished!
An Analysis Was it an accident or a murder? Was it suicide or negligent homicide? Should a man who first claimed that a man he killed committed suicide be allowed to get off easy by pleading guilty on a lesser…
Douzart elected to another term as NAACP President
Ambrose Douzart has been elected for another two-year term as president of the Ouachita Parish Branch of the NAACP. New branch officers were sworn in Tuesday by 4th District Judge Larry Jefferson on the steps of the Ouachita Parish Court…
Vance Price will be MLK speaker Monday at New Antioch
The Reverend Vance Price will be the keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King celebration, Monday at the Greater New Antioch Baptist Church. Rev. Price, pastor of the New St. James Baptist Church will be the highlight of the…
Graveside service set 36 year-old COVID victim
Graveside services are set for a 36 old man who is another COVID 19 victim in our area. Services for Dexter Cooper, 36, will be held Friday, January 15, 2020, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to…