Bre’Ann Washington was praised by the Monroe City School Board Tuesday night for being the all-Parish spelling bee champion. Superintendent Brent Vidrine said Washington competed in past years and made it to the 50th round, but this year she became…
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Tucker: City school bus drivers lose money on field trips; long hours unsafe
The city school bus drivers need relief, and some long trips are unsafe; that’s what one school board member thinks, and the president of the drivers association says unless it happens, the drivers won’t be available for field trips next…
Residents file suit, asks court to void MLK site choice
East Parkview residents filed suit Tuesday to void board decisions about the location of the new MLK school on grounds that the board violated the Open Meetings law by using a procedure for public comment that attempts to sidestep the…
Joe Profit running for Congress as Republican
In 1967 Joe Profit was one of the first two blacks on the ULM football team. He was a star running back then, and 52 years later he is still running, not on the football field but for Congress as…
Louisiana makes the best products in the world
By: Cadence Wright This summer, my Paw Paw, is going to take me and the boy scouts around the state for our annual Summer Trip. We will travel to Monroe and Shreveport. Then, we will travel across South Louisiana ending…
Afraid of floodwaters, homeowners sue board; beg for help
Each time it rains the residents of the West Parkview neighborhood pace their floors, and begin a vigil that includes walking to their windows to check on rising of water in their neighborhood; it’s a vigil that continues day and…
Reed named to Police Jury
Veteran community activist and educator, Anna Reed, will be the newest member of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, at least until the end of the year. Reed was selected by the police Jury to fill the unexpired term of Pat…