Provides free Christmas Day meal to area homeless, on-duty officers; free winter clothes also available for those in need, clothing donations now being accepted Monroe, LA – Winter clothing and food donations are now being accepted for “Feed the…
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Town of Richwood November 16, 2017 Minutes
Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, November 16, 2017 7:04 P.M. Members in Attendance: Alderperson Simeon Profit Alderperson Donald Richard Alderperson Janice Fleming Alderperson Leola Keys Alderperson Wysinger ClevelandThe Town of Richwood met for a Regular Meeting held November 16, 2017 at…
Farrakhan attends granddaughter’s graduation at GSU
He wasn’t one of the most powerful Black men in America or the Leader of the Nation of Islam, but when Minister Louis Farrakhan came to Grambling on Friday, December 15, 2017, he was a proud grandpa watching his granddaughter’s…
There is more local violence than is reported in the news, much more
Since July of 2011, there have been 180 people charged with murder or attempted murder in the Monroe area. That’s a staggering amount of violence in our local community, but there is much more that goes unreported. Some…
Tryouts for Heritage Drama set, drama to be featured on CongoTVnetwork
When tryouts for the 2018 Black Heritage Drama are held this month, it will also be a chance for local talent get a national audience, because the 2018 Production will be filmed for the CongoTV Network. The 2017 Heritage Drama…
Police investigating shooting of man on church parking lot
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a local delivery driver in a suspected robbery Monday Morning. According to Detective Reggie Brown of the Monroe Police Department, they are still sorting the details of what appears to have…
School board plans suit to reclaim charter property before court rules
he Monroe City School Board has voted to file suit to get possession of school equipment of Excellence Academy, even though the final fate of the school has not been decided by the courts. Thursday, in its regular Board meeting…