The ongoing dispute between the Interstate 20 (I-20) Development Board and Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis took a significant legal turn Friday, when it unanimously voted to hire renowned civil rights attorney Carol Powell Lexing to help force the mayor and…
A heated debate led by Mayor Friday Ellis and City Councilman Doug Harvey erupted online this week after the I-20 Economic Development District Board voted to begin drafting a contract to provide $4.5 million in infrastructure improvements that would benefit…
A Monroe citizens’ group officially launched a recall campaign against Mayor Friday Ellis this week, with Chair Edith Hudson explaining that her own journey from supporter to leader of the recall illustrates the committee’s deep concerns about city leadership. Hudson,…
Mayor Friday Ellis is hosting a 90-minute prayer breakfast Tuesday morning at the Monroe Civic Center. On the surface, that sounds like a noble idea — a ministers coming together in unity and faith. But anyone who has lived a…
Council characterizes new fire chief as DEI appointment whose best qualification is that he is white. Governor Jeff Landry’s appointment of Bastrop Fire Chief Timothy Williams as Monroe’s new fire chief has ignited an explosive racial and political controversy, deepening…
The Monroe City Council has leveled strong accusations against Mayor Friday Ellis, claiming he sought to sidestep the city’s charter after the council refused to confirm his fire chief nominee. At the heart of the conflict is new state legislation—sponsored…
The Monroe City Council on Tuesday night rejected Mayor Friday Ellis’ second nominee for chief of the Monroe Fire Department, voting 4-1 without comment against confirming Timothy Williams. The council’s Southside members, known as the “Brown Bombers”, voted unanimously against…
