***Served as First elected African-American Mayor of Monroe 1996-2000 ***First African-American President of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury 1988-1996 ***First African-American Supervisor and Assistant Superintendent of Ouachita Parish Schools. The Monroe community mourns the passing of Abe E. Pierce, III,…
Three History Makers: GEORGE B. HAMLET: Was the first African-American Mayor of Monroe. He was appointed in 1874 during reconstruction and served for three months. He also served as Ouachita Parish Sheriff and Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court. A native…
Happy Birthday Abe E. Pierce, III October 28th October 26-Llewelyn Young, Kathy Boyd, Johnnie M. Johnson, Kekomi Matthew-Kristofer Fields, Aley’Jah Gaston-Brown, Curtis Homan, Cernica Young, Sharon Johnson, Dorothy Reed, Donald Robinson, Jr., Kaleab “Boo Dadda” Wiley, Christina Y. Roggerson,…
