The Ellis Administration was hit with a storm of protest Tuesday night that could easily be described as “Hurricane” Katrina. The mayor exchanged words with a state Senator over the city’s black business support. When Senator Katrina Jackson learned that…
Area Black representatives in the Louisiana Senate and House are busy trying to push through bills to change laws. What bills have our area Black officials submitted? What success are they having getting them passed? Working in conjunction…
The NAACP, and elected officials are concerned over the violence and escapes that continue to plague Swanson Correctional Center in Monroe. In the last week, six juvenile inmates injured a guard and escaped for a while before being captured. …
Rep. Pat Moore is sharing the accomplishments of outstanding youth during Black History. This week Rep. Moore salutes Madison Davis as a youth who is making a positive statement in her generation through her dancing. Madison Nicole Davis is the…
When the Monroe office of Motor Vehicles opened for business Monday there was a long line of people waiting for service. Tempers flared and confusion resulted, but Rep. Pat Moore says she has been reassured that problems people incurred this…
Rep. Pat Moore announced this week that funding for a highway lighting project along Highway 165 has been approved. Moore, who represents District 17 said State Department of Transportation announced funding for the two miles of highway lighting from Winnsboro…
Rep. Pat Moore has pre-filed a bill that will repeal the last of the state’s “slave” laws, the crime of vagrancy. Moore filed HB 137 which seeks to entirely repeal the law. The vagrancy law in Louisiana was passed after…
