Private businesses have targeted the Lincoln Park neighborhood to begin drug and rehabilitation services, and their Police Juror says it is very little they can do about it. Rev. Micheal Thompson, who represents District D on the Ouachita Parish Police…
A solid block of support from African-American voters in both Ouachita and Morehouse parishes made the difference for District Attorney Steve Tew, giving him another four-year term as District Attorney. Tew defeated challenger Mennon Campbell. Overall, Tew e… Log…
By Robert Kenneth Wright Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Miller Funeral Home Chapel for Eashell Reed, a woman who spent her adult life teaching children. She was 55 years old. The year she was born,…
Happy Centennial Birthday to Mr. Woodrow Jenkins– one of Monroe’s longtime residents and business owners. Hallelujah, congratulations and all of the other kudos to you, Mr. Jenkins! You’ve hit the BIG ONE: 100 Years Young and still going strong! What…
Tempers flared at the Monroe City Council meeting Tuesday as residents lined up to protest the city’s dumping and burning on the old city dump. As residents complained, Mayor Oliver Ellis, who made the decision, refused to explain his decision…
The Monroe City Council approved a 25-year deal that will mean millions for downtown development over the next 25 years, but an unsolicited but similar request may come before the council for South Monroe at the council’s next meeting. The…
Former Monroe City Councilman Kenneth Wilson, co-founder & President of the P.E.E.P (Positive Enterprise for Empowering the People) presented The Distinguished Service Achievement Award t… Log in to read the remainder of this story. Download the free iPhone or Android…
