Monroe and Ouachita Parish educators are among a select group of Louisiana teachers recognized this week as rising stars in the state’s top educator awards. Local educators in statewide spotlight On March 27, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Education announced…
April 2-Nora Freeman, Moreyetta K. Carter, Irvin Philip, In Loving Memory of Willie Hall, Rob Lloyd, Katrina C. Harris, Eric Bowie. April 3-Melissa Freeman Higgs, Patrick Thomas, Mia S. Toliver, Amy Filhoil-Willis, Aireon S. Dawkins, In Loving Memory of John…
Between March 26 and April 1, 2026, our friends were busy on social media, including these snaps.
Under the shadow of the Ouachita Parish Courthouse, more than 250 residents gathered on Sunday to join a massive wave of national dissent. The “No Kings Rally,” part of a coordinated “No Kings 3” day of action, saw similar scenes…
In the quiet, sun-drenched stretches of Northeast Louisiana, there are men whose lives are measured not just in years, but in the steady hum of a perfectly tuned engine and the unshakable resolve of a soul anchored in the Word.…
Shameika Ni’Cole Smith, 38, transitioned from this earthly home on March 19, 2026. Visitation will be from 3 pm to 6 pm on Friday, March 27, 2026, in the chapel of Hester Central State Funeral Home, 811 Louise Anne Avenue,…
March 26–Ian Gilbert, George Clark, Gregory Whatley, Calvin Hunter, Bennie Wilkerson, In Loving Memory of Emma Jean Crouch, Vincent Talton, Barbara Hall, Clarence Berry, John D. Daniel, Keith Brown, Laquetta Goldston-Sievers, Zachary Hannibal, Danny Ray Robinson. March 27–Yolanda Jones, Elbert…
