By Rusty Potter Believe it or not, the only bird that dares to attack an eagle is a crow. The crow will swoop in, land on the eagle’s neck, and begin pecking at its neck. Annoying. Relentless. Distracting. The eagle…
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Birthdays August 28th – September 3rd
August 28-Teresa Smith, Hattie Mae Cyrus, Cedric Glover, Beverly Kennedy, LaTorria S. Jackson, Michael Jones, Leo Ellis, Sr., Donald Louis, Lydia Tfabiyi, Willie M. Hollins, Alexis Marshall, Donna Simmons, Carolyn Webb, Myrtle Ford Johnson, Nicole Rogers, Lora Walker. August 29-Paul…
NAACP Monroe-Ouachita Branch honors 2025 high school scholarship award recipients
The Monroe-Ouachita Branch of the NAACP held it’s 2025 annual high school scholarship award presentation during its August21, 2025 Executive Committee Meeting held at Emily P. Robinson Recreation Center in Monroe, LA. Four high school students accompanied by their parents…
Monroe City Council: August 12, 2025 Minutes
City Hall, Monroe, LouisianaAugust 12, 20256:00 p.m. There was a legal and regular session of the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana held on this date at the Council’s regular meeting place, the Council Chamber, City Hall Building,…
1964 Carroll High graduate to be eulogized
Final services for Mr. John Body, Jr. age 81, of Monroe, Louisiana, who transitioned from this life on Monday, August 25, 2025, following a lengthy illness, are scheduled as follows: Friday, August 29, 2025 the body will be available for…
Man charged in hit and run death of 61-year-old
Monroe police have arrested a suspect in connection with a deadly hit-and-run that claimed the life of a pedestrian earlier this month. On August 11, 2025, around 8:48 p.m., officers responded to South 3rd Street and Plum Street after reports…
Free Speech suit against Senator Jackson-Andrews dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a First Amendment lawsuit against State Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews on August 15, 2025. The lawsuit, filed by New Orleans resident Maya Detiege and later joined by Ponchatoula resident Dayne Sherman, claimed that Jackson-Andrews violated their…