At just 10 years old, Noa Litton is already proving that excellence is not an accident—it’s a habit. The fourth-grader at Roy Shelling Elementary School walked into Monday night’s Black Tie Guys meeting with his usual bright smile, and walked…
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Will META plant in Richland Parish hurt or help in the long run? -Sierra Club raises concerns
$27 billion Meta Plant in Richland Parish.
Kadence is top Jr. High Student at St. Frederick High for 2025
When a school salutes a student as “Student of the Year,” it is a tremendous honor because it means that the student represents the qualities that the school stands for at its best. That’s why Kadence Clark is a shining…
Surprised, celebrated; Charmaine still stylish at 70
Peggy Charmaine Adams-Roquemore thought her son, Gerald Wright was taking her for a quiet dinner with family Saturday evening. When he arrived Saturday evening, he wasn’t in his car, but a chauffeured Limo was waiting. When she stepped out of…
Emma West preparing for annual Thanksgiving Day with the homeless
On Thanksgiving morning, while most kitchens are filled with the sounds of family chatter and the aroma of turkey and dressing, one home on South Second Street fills with something even richer—compassion. For the past 20 years, Emma West has…
Man jailed three times for “begging” raises questions about a law that targets the homeless
We see them on street corners holding signs asking for help, but now that’s against the law; and those who ask for help at the intersections are now being arrested as criminals. One Monroe man, Demetrius Walker, has been arrested…
Supreme Court sides with Johnson after five year termination challenge
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a second city employee who was apparently fired for purely political reasons; that person is former MPD information officer Charles Johnson. His attorney says the city may have spent about $1…