In a sharp rebuke to the Mayor’s administration, the Monroe City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to ratify the I-20 Economic Development Board’s framework, effectively ordering the executive branch to cease its blockade of a controversial infrastructure payment to a…
In a historic but quiet vote Tuesday, the Monroe City Council approved a $120,000 resolution to retain JDS Consulting & International Partners, LLC, for procurement analysis and review services. The measure passed without comment from the council members themselves, though…
A new wave of frustration over abrupt decision-making at Carroll High School is growing this week as parents and students accuse Dr. Cassandra Shelling, the principal, of continuing to foster a culture of “dissension” and frustration among students amid unexplained…
Senator Jay Morris of West Monroe says he’s not a racist, but Black legislators say he’s pushing to eliminate a black Supreme Court Judge, stop a Black elected official from taking office in New Orleans, and has introduced redistricting maps…
Before daylight breaks across the Delta fields, before the city buses begin to roll, before office lights shine and school bells ring, there is often a Black mother already awake. She is packing lunches, saying prayers, ironing uniforms, checking homework,…
The whiplash legal battle over Calvin Duncan’s seat as Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court is more than a procedural dispute—it is a live-action civics lesson in systemic erasure. For a younger generation watching the “on-again, off-again” election of a…
The community is coming together to honor the life and legacy of Robert Junior Washington, who passed away on April 23, 2026, at the age of 60. Known for his kindness and presence in the Monroe and West Monroe area,…
