If the plan is approved, Mayor would receive a $40,000 raise, and council members will get $6,000 more starting July 2024. The next mayor of Monroe would earn $130,000 a year if a proposed salary change for Monroe’s mayor is…
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Mayor, AKA, continue Mayo tradition, delivers 150 Turkeys
This year, the City was joined by the Zeta Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, who provided additional food so that each turkey was given out with items to create a full Thanksgiving meal. The event…
Council introduces $50 million plan for Echols’ hotel downtown
“Micheal Echols has found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it’s on Walnut Street,” was the way Tony Little, President of the Southside Economic Development District, summarized the city’s plan to put up more than…
Monroe still ranked among nation’s most dangerous cities by FBI
Monroe has changed its logo, rebuilding its downtown and working to clean up its image, but it has failed miserably at changing its image as one of the most dangerous cities of its size in the United States. Monroe’s…
Downtown investment will help us grow
I want to thank the Monroe City Council and the business owners and organizations that showed up to lend their support to my administration’s proposal for the Ouachita Candy Company and downtown Monroe. This is an exciting project that has…
Mayor, Chief say crime is trending down, things looking up after first year
As the Ellis administration ends its first year in office, the mayor and his administration are making the rounds to various neighborhoods answering questions and pushing one theme: Crime is trending down and things are looking up for Monroe. …
City leaders silent, as Governor and national news focus on Greene death
Monroe has made national news again, this time about the 2019 death of Ronald Greene. The whole nation watched disturbing videos of Greene being punched, stunned, and choked by State Police officers outside of Monroe, Louisiana. National leaders, news…