New Orleans-In a historic turn for New Orleans, a city where Black residents make up approximately 55% of the population, Helena Moreno, a Hispanic Democrat and City Council member, secured a decisive victory in the October 11, 2025, mayoral primary…
New Orleans-In a historic turn for New Orleans, a city where Black residents make up approximately 55% of the population, Helena Moreno, a Hispanic Democrat and City Council member, secured a decisive victory in the October 11, 2025, mayoral primary…
About a hundred pastors, ministers, and faith leaders from across Northeast Louisiana gathered Tuesday morning at the Monroe Civic Center for the city’s first Mayor’s Faith in Action Prayer Breakfast, a regional event focused on prayer, unity, and collaboration between…
About a hundred pastors, ministers, and faith leaders from across Northeast Louisiana gathered Tuesday morning at the Monroe Civic Center for the city’s first Mayor’s Faith in Action Prayer Breakfast, a regional event focused on prayer, unity, and collaboration between…
By Rusty Potter Have you ever stopped to think about how rare a diamond is? No two diamonds are exactly alike. Each one has its own cut, color, and clarity – shaped by pressure, refined by time. That’s what makes…
By Garry Blanson “The people who had Martin Luther King Jr. killed thought that by killing the dreamer, they could kill the dream — but they couldn’t!” Sometime between 1955 and 1962, the people in Monroe, Louisiana, who were behind…
The political alliance known as the “Brown Bombers” — Monroe City Council members Juanita Woods, Verbon Muhammad, and Rev. Rodney McFarland — may face its first serious test of unity at the October 28 council meeting. The issue: whether to…
