By Marie Brown April 24, 2025, was a sad day for my family, as my daughter, Melissa, received her wings after 18 months of being incapacitated. A Mother’s love for her children cannot be measured. We never want to let…
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Our Rich Black Heritage: Gladys Noel Bates
By Garry Blanson Recently, during a conversation, a local Black female teacher that teaches in the Monroe City School System presented me with a question that left me almost speechless. Her question was, “How do you think I felt as…
House arrest sentence, low bond, devalue life of Ashley Dorsey
Justice is supposed to mean fairness. It is supposed to offer comfort to the victim’s family, accountability for the offender, and assurance to the public that life is sacred under the law. But the recent sentencing of Daniel Lynn Ross…
Birthdays May 1st – May 7th
May 1-Kenitres Chanel Spencer, Travis Chatman, Mary Dean George, Deborah Benton, Linda Murray, Brenda Robinson, Summer Price, Showna Price, Odyssey Winston, Eric Harris, Jayden Webb, Taz Washington, Larry Burrell, Jeanae Osborne. May 2-Rose Ann Smith, In Loving Memory of Elizabeth…
Snaps of the City
Between April 24 and April 30, 2025, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
The One Man Gang: Life is tough, but so are you
By Rusty Potter When I was a teenager in Gilbert, we didn’t have an antenna on our TV, so I would walk over to a buddy’s house to watch wrestling on their floor-model-colored TV. That big wooden box would light…
Standard Enterprise: Legals
Public Notice Notice is hereby given that Buckhorn Bend Homes, LP is applying for an allocation of 9% tax credit provided by the Louisiana Housing Corporation and proposes to rehabilitate Millers Crossing, a $6,778,698+/- ($1,371,948 debt – $4,752,983 equity, $653,767…