Tuesday night, Monroe Mayor Oliver Ellis made a great speech to a non-responsive crowd of Southside residents explaining his opposition to the “Southside Dream’s” tax component. The mayor said he was concerned about poor people in South Monroe who…
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Mayor Ellis’ refusal to listen to Black leaders, is creating new alliances
At some point, Monroe Mayor Oliver Ellis must learn how to communicate with the Black community’s leaders. His refusal to do so is having the unintended effect of galvanizing various groups in the black community. Nearly all groups are getting…
City fights or delays public information requests, but you can sue!
Most people don’t know it, but the public has a right to know how decisions are made that affect the public. The public is guaranteed access to any record generated by a public official, elected or appointed, or public agency.…
What good are laws to protect students if officials look the other way?
Most of us know that it is illegal to have a firearm on a school campus, but most don’t know that student use of a cell phone on a school campus is also unlawful. It’s even illegal to print a…
“Southside Dream” in hands of city council, “Ain’t we people, too?”
The fate of the “Southside Dream” is in the hands of the Monroe City Council members, the majority of whom represent the Southside. Its outcome should be obvious, but Monroe Mayor Oliver Ellis is working behind the scenes to water…
CAP has $600,000 to help pay back-rent, utilities, funeral expenses so apply now
The local CAP agency has money to help those who were hit by COVID last year, even if you have been helped by other CAP programs in the last year. Those who have not applied for the help need…
Two whites running to represent new Black School Board District
The Black community may have missed its chance to have a second representative on the Ouachita Parish School Board, we dropped the ball, and now two white candidates are campaigning to represent a newly formed Black majority district …