He can’t make them fast enough to keep up with the demand, but Kita Wright’s “Black Sugar” is the latest food fad that is taking the area by storm. In offices around the city, people are buying bags of these…
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Free Press releases 2020 Black Business Directory
The 2020 Black Business Directory has been released and is available to all Free Press readers who use the Monroe Free Press app. Roosevelt Wright, Jr., publisher of the Monroe Free Press, announced Wednesday that the 2020 directory is an…
Hundreds of seniors turn out for Jackson-Tew party
Hundreds turned out Wednesday for the annual Christmas Party for senior citizens at the Monroe Civic Center. The party, sponsored by Senator Elect Katrina Jackson and friends was free and open to persons 50 years old and above. The seniors…
Gilbert, Wright, Mayes honored by book club at ULM event
Three Monroe natives were honored for the literary talents during a weekend event at ULM. For nearly eight years the Lady L.O.T.U.S. Book Club has empowered and encouraged women through the Arts. The Monroe founded organization continues to expand each…
Ellis, others, to brainstorm ideas about failing Southside academics at meeting
Education leaders concerned about improving school performance in Monroe’s southside schools will meet Thursday evening to exchange ideas about what can be done to improve student performance. Autry Bright, head of Carroll High School Alumni and Friends Association, announced this…
As the Bayou Classic grows, so does the crime
10 shot on Canal St. as Southern edges Grambling in New Orleans By Roosevelt Wright, III This year the Southern Jaguars were able to beat the Grambling Tigers during the Annual Bayou Classic held every year in New Orleans at…
Principal Mouton praises custodians
The custodial staff of Barkdull Faulk Elementary School is part of the team creating a warm and receptive learning environment for students. That’s why the school’s principal decided to treat them to a special breakfast recently at the Cracker Barrel…