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Inmate phone calls will drop starting January 1st

October 3, 2024October 15, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

After years of paying excessive rates to speak by telephone with their family members in Louisiana jails and prisons, the 40,000 families of Louisiana inmates will soon receive relief, thanks to Congress, federal regulators, and Foster Campbell. Effective January 1,…

Foster Campbell, Inmate phone rates, jails, Louisiana, prisons

Record a cop? Stay 25 feet away or go to jail!

May 30, 2024July 8, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Crime

If you are recording a police action, be sure to stay 25 feet away, or a new law just signed this week could send you to jail. Louisiana has introduced strict penalties for individuals who violate the new law that…

25 feet, Louisiana, new law

Houses passes concealed carry bill, gun violence increase expected

February 29, 2024May 27, 2024 Free PressBreaking News, Louisiana State Legislature

The passage of the permitless concealed carry bill in Louisiana Wednesday, marks a significant alteration in the state’s approach to firearm regulation, stirring a mix of reactions across the political and social spectrum. With the bill clearing the House and…

Firearms, Louisiana, permitless concealed carry bill

Bill to strip police of “qualified immunity” in abuse complaints fails

June 3, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

Baton Rouge, Louisiana. HB 609, a vital part of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus’ agenda authored by Representative Edmond Jordan, was rejected yesterday in the Senate Judiciary B committee. HB 609 deals with qualified immunity, which traditionally rendered police officers…

Baton Rouge, HB 609, Louisiana, Rep. Ted James

Glover’s bill would make pot almost legal in Louisiana, no jail, $100 fine

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Free PressBreaking News

If a bill passed by the Louisiana House of Representatives becomes simple possession of Marijuana in Louisiana may be reduced to a slap on the wrist instead of major jail time.   The bill (HB652) is sponsored by Shreveport Representative…

bill, Louisiana, Louisiana House of Representatives, Marijuana, pot, Rep. Cedric Glover

As COVID-19 cases increase, Louisiana will stay in Phase Two

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Free PressSubmissions

Baton Rouge — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will stay in Phase Two of reopening, as the number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have started to rise in several regions across the state. The Governor will extend…

COVID-19, Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana, Phase Two

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This Week In Monroe History

Birthdays
-- Celebrating Birthdays Today: Crighton Larkin, Carolyn Taylor, Leslie B. Howard, Sharon Hines, Frederick Norman, Tonia Watson, Mahogany Straughton, Mary Jean Hill, DiCarlos “Tay” Elliott, Diania Blocker, Mitzi Jenkins, LaJamian McGraw, Wilma WIlliams-Yearby. (9)
Local History
--- This week in 1974 member of the Macedonia Seventh Day Adventist Church collected street donations for world missions. See Clipping. (52)
--- This week in 2000, William GiBson complained that Monroe Police searched his two-year old. Log in and read it. (26)
On this day in 2010, Solange Sayers was crowned Miss Grambling State University. (16)

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Our Democracy needs committed people now more than ever

By Marie Brown The importance of strengthening the Ouachita Democratic Party Executive…

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Our Rich Black Heritage: The Forgotten Negro Organizers of “The First Official Monroe Chapter of The NAACP”

By Garry Blanson As Black citizens in Monroe, Louisiana, eagerly await the…

September 3, 2026 0

Our Rich Black Heritage: “The 1978 Landmark Federal Civil Rights Class Action Lawsuit Decision on the Ausberry Versus the City of Monroe Court Case

By Garry Blanson Concerning Voting Rights and Municipal Elections in Monroe, Louisiana"…

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