Tag: Roosevelt Wright Jr

Mayor Friday Ellis’s recent “State of the City” address painted a rosy picture of Monroe’s future, brimming with achievements and forward-looking initiatives, but South Monroe was in the shadows. He highlighted declining crime rates, youth impact programs, expanded Boys &…

When it comes to leading a school district, timing is everything. Monroe City Schools Superintendent Rev. Sam Moore, III is still relatively new on the job, but some decisions can’t afford to wait. The delay in naming principals for Carroll…

Superintendent  Rev. Sam Moore, III, deserves high praise for his leadership in hosting this week’s public forum for the finalists seeking to become the next principal of Carroll High School. The event was more than a formality—it was a refreshing…

This Father’s Day, we pause to celebrate a group too often overlooked, underrepresented, and underestimated—Black fathers. Despite what some may believe, Black fathers are not absent; they are active, engaged, and essential. Despite the myth of the absentee Black father,…

Last week, South Monroe witnessed two murders and a shooting. Today, the public still waits for answers. A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting on Roy Drive. The incident occurred within city limits, yet confusion over jurisdiction has left…

The escape of ten inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16, 2025, the largest in the facility’s history, exposed critical failures in New Orleans’ correctional system. This breach, enabled by a maintenance worker’s alleged complicity and defective…

  Southside city councilmembers are pushing to increase patronage of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) aims to boost Black businesses, but the DBE designation doesn’t specifically target them.   In the last ten months, the council has unashamedly pushed to increase…