BATON ROUGE, La. — On Monday, August 4, 2025, U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins signed a waiver prohibiting the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase junk food in Louisiana, aligning with the national Make America Healthy Again…
Visitation and funeral services for a veteran railroad employee have been scheduled. Funeral services for Moses Parker, Jr, 73, will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 2:30 AM at Beth Eden Missionary Baptist Church, 1800 Milhaven Road. Visitation will…
Joyce Clark Johnson, a beloved educator in Monroe, passed away on July 22, 2025, at the age of 85. A funeral service was held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church in…
Between July 31st and August 6, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
A strongly worded letter from Carroll High School’s Class of 1993 has reignited community tensions surrounding the recent dismissal of the school’s head football coach and staff. Addressed to Principal Dr. Cassandra Shelling and copied to the entire Monroe City…
Carroll High School has named Levi Washington as its new head football coach, replacing Marvin Williams, who was relieved of his duties on July 21, 2025. The Bulldogs, coming off a 5-4 season in 2024 under Williams, are turning to…
On July 11, 2025, a unanimous jury in Ouachita Parish found Latron Thomas Jones, 34, guilty of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and felon in possession of a firearm following a five-day trial at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse. The trial,…
