Monroe, LA-Renewal, Inc., a faith-based non-profit organization under the direction of Bishop Alvin Walker, is accepting grant applications for the Small Business Support Grant Program sponsored by the City of Monroe. The application information can be obtained by visiting www.renewalinc.org.…
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Author and Mississippi’s youngest Freedom Rider to visit Ouachita Parish Public Library
The Ouachita Parish Public Library is kicking off Black History Month with special guest Hezekiah Watkins, author and Mississippi’s youngest Freedom Rider. Watkins was only 13 years old when he was first arrested for protesting Mississippi segregation laws during the…
Federal cost of living adjustment will affect SNAP and other benefits received through DCFS
Cost neutrality requirement for LaCAP also means change in benefits for a few SNAP recipients Baton Rouge – A federal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to Social Security and veterans benefits for 2020 will result in decreases to some Louisiana residents’ Supplemental…
Coast Professional Inc. dedicates West Monroe Contact Center
Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards highlighted the dedication of Coast Professional Inc.’s new 8,200-square-foot contact center in West Monroe, where the company already has hired more than 100 new employees. Operating in Ouachita Parish since 2007, Coast is…
Carter awarded Grambling State honorary doctorate
Grambling, La. – Grambling State University awarded James Carter the honorary degree, doctorate of laws, during its 2019 winter commencement ceremony. Carter received the university’s highest honors for his accomplishments as an attorney and public servant. “Throughout his prolific law…
Assistant Superintendent Erin Bendily leaves department to lead start-up non-profit organization
Baton Rouge, La. — State Superintendent of Education John White today announced that longtime Assistant Superintendent Erin Bendily will leave the Louisiana Department of Education. Dr. Bendily will join the non-profit organization Propel America as the organization’s first executive director…
Grambling State wins Bayou Classic BizTech Challenge for the second consecutive year
Student team develops app concept for $7,500 prize in Technology Business Model competition Grambling, La – Three Grambling State students took home a $7,500 cash prize at the 2019 Bayou Classic BizTech Challenge, a competition presented by Louisiana Economic Development…