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A Monroe family is in mourning, as the body of their loved one was discovered behind a local motel Monday morning, February 28, 2022. Monroe Police say the body of 53-year-old Warren Douglas Swan was found about 9:00 AM by a passerby who alerted MPD to where Swan's body was found. Family members said that MPD contacted them at about 11:00 AM that Swan's body was found. The area where the body was found is close to where an automobile dealership is located. As of press time, family members told...
Sources tell the Monroe Dispatch that many Monroe citizens who utilize Monroe Transit to go from point A to point B are not that thrilled about the service. It is not so much about the city providing the service, but it is, they say, the company that is running Monroe Transit. The entity, First Transit which is charged with the overall operation of Monroe Transit, has been a fixture of controversy almost from the moment Monroe chose the company to operate the city's transit system. First Transit...
Life is fragile and should be handled with care as tomorrow is not promised. All will face the great darkness sooner or later without warning or notice. According to police reports, police discovered a deceased White male on the floor after being summoned to a home invasion on Friday, February 25, 2022, at McKeen Plaza in Monroe, LA. Witnesses told police that the victim was allegedly hit with a chair to the head. Witnesses also identified Christopher L. Thomas as the suspect who hit the victim...
There is a B.A.L.M. in Monroe, LA - A Balanced Approach to Lower the violent crime and Murder rate in Monroe. A collaborative plan that every citizen, elected and appointed official, clergy, and organization can participate in to help improve the image of Monroe while inspiring at-risk males to take more responsibility for their actions and respect the lives of others. For more information call 318-418-9162....
Former NFL head coach Hue Jackson and current Grambling State University (GSU) football coach has come under intense criticism for his controversial decision to hire Art Briles as a coach on the Tigers football team. Jackson had only hired Briles for a week as the team's offensive coordinator before receiving a torrent of criticism that has put the famed school on the map for the wrong reasons. Before coming to Grambling, Briles was a well-known football coach who had a very successful career at Baylor University. He became embroiled in one of...
Four Carroll High School football players made history on Thursday, February 24, 2022, when they all signed to play football at the same university. Zaylan Ford, Aneus Roberts, Tyland Boughton, and Thomas Little signed on the dotted line to receive football scholarships to play college football at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX, before family, friends, and classmates. Congratulations!...
A Black History Banquet was held at Mount Zion Baptist Church Life Center Saturday, February 26, 2021 honoring Legendary Senior Pastors of Ouachita Parish for 20+ years of service to the church. Oliver Billups Jr., Van H. Brass, Ike Byrd, William Cann, Steven Conley, Wesley Daniels, D.Q. Fields (retired), James Howard, Clarence Jackson, A.B. Davis Johnson Sr., James B. Johnson, Lawrence Martin, Rodney McFarland Sr., Charles Miles retired, Reuben Oliver Sr., John Perry, Brenda Porter, Lorenzo...
P.E.E.P. President Kenneth Wilson recognized Attorney George Britton for serving on P.E.E.P.'s Advisory Board and as a platinum sponsor for over 20 years recently. Attorney Britton is a servant in the community in many capacities and P.E.E.P. is honored to have him be part of helping the organization bring light to dark places for the betterment of the community....
At the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum, Mr. Elvin L. Shields Jr. displayed two of his artworks entitled "An 18th Century Slave Loggers Camp and Exodus" depicting the African American experience on Cane River cotton plantations in Natchitoches Parish on Saturday February 26, 2022 a in Monroe LA. He spoke on his experiences as a child of sharecroppers and as a twisted wire toy maker from 1953-1964. He started making toys at the age of 5. He discussed his two books entitl...
Little Flower Academy in Monroe LA was a special place beginning in 1940-1968 for students' kindergarten to high school. The learning environment was second to none where those attending received the best education through a Franciscan investment into the Black Community which helped present the Catholic Faith. At Little Flower, students were taught discipline, values, respect, the ten commandments, sportsmanship, religion, music, the arts, drama and stage performance in a caring and nurturing...
The first Black Miss Monroe Carroll Jean Wooten Barnes will grace the Renaissance Movement Committee Black History Parade in Monroe LA Saturday March 5, 2022 on Float Spinworks Keller Williams Anfennee Galloway....
MEMPHIS, TN –Weekend Getaway dates April 29- May 1, 2022, package includes; 2 nights stay at the Drury Inn in Southaven, MS; free buffet breakfast; 3 free happy hour drinks; free evening buffet (daily). Walking distance to restaurants and shopping. Activities include, National Civil Rights Museum, Bealle Street, Stax Museum of American Soul Music tour, Slave Haven Underground Railroad tour. Tickets not included in package. Stax Museum Tickets Adult $11.50 Senior $10.50 Children under 17, $8.50. Slave Haven Museum tour Adult $11, Children $8. N...
Since this is the last week in the only month of the year that we set aside to acknowledge and celebrate our many accomplishments, I thought it would be fitting that I shared a poem that reaches back to a time before we were reduced to what we have become. It should be pointed out that OUR HISTORY did not begin when we were brought to these shores in chains to be made slaves. That is HIS STORY which only depicts what we have achieved in HIS world despite the discrimination, oppression and brutality we were and continue to be subjected to. So,...
Luke 10:25-37 There is a popular phrase many Church leaders say, and that’s, “Turn to your neighbor and say…..!” It calls for others to tell those near them, whatever the leader specifically says. Most times, it’s an echo of something positive. It's okay, but what about turning to our neighbors for real, and not just telling them, but showing them (in action), what God says for real? Now more than ever, the doors of the Church should be open. You do know YOU ARE the Church right? The doors of your heart should be opened widely, loving Go...
LaTretta Marie Thomas, 58 of Monroe, LA Homemaker died February 18, 2022. Service: 11:00 AM Friday March 4, 2022 at New Daughter of Zion Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Visitation: Thursday 11:00 AM until 1:00PM Thursday March 3, 2022 at Smith Funeral Home. Burial: Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Rayville, LA under the direction of Smith Funeral Home. Margaret Joyce Moss, 64 of Monroe, LA Retired Technician, died February 23, 2022. Service: 11:00 AM Friday March 4, 2022 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, West Monroe, LA. Visitation: 3:00...
You serpents, you generations of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell? (Matt .23:33) And you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet (Matt .24:6). War has come to the Country of Ukraine, as Russia has invaded this peaceful, and prosperous land. Despair, anguish, and misery has replaced joy, peace, laughter and concern for the fellow man. All these things will come on them that shed righteous blood; agony , misery, despair, destitute of...
Hello everyone! This week, I'm going to be discussing being unmotivated. Like many of you, I am unmotivated sometimes, but you have to push yourself to get back to being productive again. Being unmotivated is normal. There are days when I'm exhausted and don't want to do anything, so I take a day or two for myself during the weekend. Then on Monday, I'm back to doing my schoolwork, and homework. But, on Monday it can be difficult to get back to being productive, so here's my advice to those who...
In October 2021, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg announced the name change of Facebook and the creation of Meta and the Metaverse, an extension of the social media organization into the virtual reality space online. Prior to the introduction of Meta, Zuckerberg staked a claim in VR gaming with the Oculus VR headset and gaming system perfectly paired with the Metaverse. Since its name and platform change, many have questioned if this new virtual world could be a potential detriment to people, namely children. Researchers partnering with the...
Psalms 30:5 | NKJV For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Have comfort in knowing that the Lord will never leave you, nor forsake you. Trust that He will keep you from harm, hurt, and danger seen and unseen. Even when you have made a mistake, tripped, stumbled or fallen; the Lord is there to pick you back up and put the pieces back together. That’s GOD’S FAVOR!!! The hand of the Lord is not shortened that it can...
