Democratic legislators Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D-34) and Representative Adrian Fisher (D-16) worked strategically to secure important provisions for working-class constituents during the recent passage of Governor Jeff Landry’s sweeping tax reform package, despite facing a Republican supermajority in both chambers.…
Grambling, LA – Three Grambling State University (GSU) teams cashed in on their creativity and business acumen on Tuesday as they participated in the Golden Pitch Challenge on Nov. 19 at the Digital Library and Learning Commons. The Golden Pitch…
Monroe, LA-The Lighthouse Church, under the guidance of Apostle Alvin B. Walker, supported local organizations with a financial donation of $1,000 each. The organizations that received support were: Grace Place Ministries, The Salvation Army, and Barkdull Faulk Elementary School. Each…
The Monroe City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to reject Mayor Friday Ellis’s nomination of Captain Daniel Overturf as the city’s new fire chief, highlighting ongoing tensions between the administration and council members over diversity in city leadership. The rejection…
The majority of the Monroe City Council is urging voters to reject a December 7th ballot measure to extend a 1-cent sales tax, warning it will create a $500 million “slush fund” without proper safeguards against waste and fraud. They…
A few months ago, Governor Jeff Landry came to Monroe and announced that later this year, he would announce a major economic development coming to the area. He managed to keep it tight-lipped until this week, when the public service…
About 200 people were on hand Tuesday night to celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Ouachita Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency. The event, held at the Monroe Civic Center, celebrated CAP’s nea 60 year history of helping the poor and needy…
