Fourth District Judge Alvin Sharp will be installed Sunday as the pastor of the Avenue Baptist Church in Monroe. Judge Sharp will follow the late Reverend L. B. Oliver, as pastor. He is presently an associate minister of the…
Category: Events
Community residents get ready to buy a home!
Monroe, LA- Twenty-Seven (27) community residents celebrated the accomplishment of completing the recently held 1st Time Homebuyer Workshop sponsored by Renewal Inc. and Origin Bank. The 2-day training was held on Saturday, January 27 and February 3, 2018 at the…
Hilton Hotel coming to Downtown, area slowly reviving under the radar
Monroe City Councilman Micheal Echols and his wife have been on a private crusade to do what others have tried and failed, revive downtown Monroe. Downtown Monroe was once the center of commerce in the city and began a…
Ellis named third African-American police Chief
Eugene Ellis was officially named Chief of the Monroe Police Department today. In a press conference Log in to read the remainder of this story. Download the free iPhone or Android App to keep up to date on new…
Free Press First Blacks edition coming February 22nd
The February 22nd edition of the Free Press will feature the 2018 “First Black Achievers” special edition. “The First Black Achievers” is a historic listing of over 500 local blacks who were the first to break the…
State NAACP awards Douzart, Monroe Branch for taking stands
The Louisiana State NAACP recognized the local NAACP and its president last week during the State NAACP gathering in Baton Rouge. The Reverend Ambrose Douzart, president of the local NAACP was presented with the Emmett J. Douglas award for…
February is Heart Healthy Month
February brings to mind chocolate hearts, but what about “healthy” hearts? I ask this question because February is “American Heart Month”, which is a perfect time to begin taking steps in preventing heart disease. Heart disease is the number one…