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If and when a meaningful conversation will be held by leaders in the Black community and law enforcement officials, one question that should be asked multiple times is the apparent discrepancy in how Black suspects are handled in conjunction with white suspects. That question is important because Black people have seen too many times how they are treated when confronted by white police officers. How many times have people of color witnessed multiple police vehicles around a possible Black...
Monroe native and former City of Monroe, Louisiana Planning and Urban Development Director, Grambling State University, and Mary Holmes college financial and North Delta Regional Planning, Employee Officer. Kenneth (Ken) Newman has gone home to be with God, after completing his service to God and his fellow man/woman here on earth. Ken will be missed by his family, friends, church family and classmates, but never forgotten. Ken died on August 30, 2020. His grave side services will be held at...
Residents of the Parkview Apartment Complex can breathe a sense of relief now that one of the three alleged gunmen involved in a double murder has been apprehended. Acting on a tip, Monroe Police Department officers were able to take into custody 22 year old Daniel Towns for his alleged involvement in the Tuesday September 1 shootings at the apartment complex. Towns is currently incarcerated in the Ouachita Correctional Center charged with two counts of Second-Degree Murder and one count of...
It's one thing to love and another thing to cut the one you say you love. It may be a different type of love, one which only the parties involved understand. The one unfortunate thing about love is that feelings and situations can change with time without any warning or reservation. What's known is that two women stabbed two men on the same day in two completely different incidents. According to police reports, on Monday September 7, police officers were called to Motel 6 East in reference to a...
Police were summoned to Walgreens on Louisville Ave., Monroe, LA responding to a dispute that turned left. According to reports, suspect Della Paige had intentions of going into the store when she and her live-in boyfriend got into an argument. She had two handguns in the glove compartment of her car and tried to reach for them, causing the two to fight over the guns. After their tussle, her boyfriend retrieved one weapon, placing it in his front pant pocket, and she retrieved the other placing...
Joseph Bernard Smith was born to the late Freeman Smith, Sr. and Cleo Jackson Smith on December 16, 1952 in Monroe, Louisiana. On August 31, 2020, Joseph "Joe" Smith Sr. peacefully went home to be with the Lord. Joseph was preceded in death by seven siblings: Curtis, Billy Ray, Alpha Jane, Aubrey, Sr., Freeman, Jr., Dana and Carrie. Joseph gave his life to Christ at an early age and was baptized at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Rev. J. B. Brown. He later united...
A local man says that he is glad to be back among the young people at Carroll High School, now that charges against has been dropped from an October 2019 altercation. Tommy Ballard is a long time member of the Carroll Booster Club and is the only one to have won the "Big Man of The Year Award" that goes to men in the community who are making a difference in their community. But Ballard had some legal issues beginning late year when an alleged Facebook post was circulated that scandalized his rep...
Louisiana Board of Regents approved Grambling State University's proposal to offer Louisiana's first bachelor's degree in Cloud Computing. The program will train students to become cloud computing experts who can build and maintain cloud infrastructures. Professionals with these skills are projected to remain in high demand for decades to come. According to Forbes, in 2019 there were 50,248 cloud computing positions available in the U.S. from 3,701 employers and 101,913 open positions...
On Saturday, September 5, "The Po' Folk's Poet", Mr. Marion Obafemi, had a book signing for his newly released book, H.I.M. (He Inspired Me) at Afrocentrics in Monroe LA. The book is a guide on how To Transform the Pain of Daddy and other Issues into the Inspiration to become a Better You. The information it provides should be in the Spiritual toolbox of every boy, man, husband and father to repair the internal damage that we don't talk about. This knowledge is needed by every girl, woman, wife...
Noah Gene DeTiege will be celebrating her 3rd birthday this weekend. She is her late great gramdaughter of Irma DeTiege and is her spitting image. Happy birthday Noah! Helping Noah celebrate are her parents Noah and Daphne DeTiege, sisters Reagon & Rylei and big brother Jayden....
Mix 101.9's Rob Lloyd had a Burnin' On the Bayou book-signing at the King of Wings on DeSiard St. in Monroe LA which featured red beans & rice and jambalaya from the cookbook recently. Customers enjoyed the book signing while another book-signing and an encore presentation of the red beans & rice and jambalaya is being scheduled for a Saturday in October. Rob Lloyd promised to bring more red beans & rice and jambalaya due to selling out. For more info on getting a copy of Burnin' On the Bayou...
There was a promise of 40 acres to enslaved Blacks, and this is why it never happened! Many wondered having heard while never knowing why? Blacks have been played in America since our arrival and the more we don’t vote, we will constantly be played. Will we ever wake up or have to die to find our prosperity? Blacks have been enslaved in different ways still in 2020 knowingly and for many unknowingly. In any city in the United States, the despair is seen and felt. Just in Monroe LA look south and north from Louisville Ave. it obvious the h...
When I first assumed the role of Editor for the Monroe Dispatch after my grandmother, Irma Hall DeTiege passed away, I enjoyed reading her old writings. A common thread in a lot of her writings was to encourage readers to vote. That is still an important message that the Monroe Dispatch continues to share. September is known as Voting Rights Month, and is marked as a time to gain education about voting rights, spread info about voter registration, and encourage all who can to activate their right to vote. All this month, the Monroe Dispatch...
Big and little city star is celebrating another thankful year. Being an amazing person, who's known by many movers and shakers throughout the world is having a birthday Sunday. Happy birthday Earline Knox Sunday September 13, a Louisiana Treasure. Wish her a happy birthday and tell her you read it in the Dispatch!...
If the Lord says the same, looking forward to some normalcy as high school football will begin on Friday October 9. Been a while thinking maybe 2021, so hopefully see you there with a mask while social distancing....
Keeping the tradition alive, is so awesome to still see women at church wearing hats. At church Sister Louise Bolden was spotted at church in her Sunday hat who praises the Lord from whom her health and strength comes. When that time comes check with Bonnie's Whatever Hats Etc....
Amazing as the clock ticks forward and time passes, celebrating another birthday is Sharon Moore. Happy birthday Sharon who is staying safe until that time rolls around when the coast is once again clear....
Isaiah Chapter 1 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord has spoken. God has blessed America, but America and the people have rebelled against Him and His commandments. Many confess to know God with their mouth, but in their actions they say differently. America (government) is a sinful nation. The people are laden with iniquity a seed of evil doers, children that are corrupt and have forsaken and forgotten God. They are gone backward, and they are sick in the head and their hearts are not pure. From the sole of the foot even to...
In mid Fall, Southeast Monroe will experience a class act Farmer’s Market located on the scenic campus of Liberty Christian Center. The Market, nicknamed “The Oasis”, will offer locally grown, produced and catered Fresh food and produce . Vegetables, eggs and many wonderful delicacies will be offered onsite. Local artisans will also sell their handcrafted goods and local caterers will offer tasty foods. The Public is encouraged to get excited and be prepared for the most prosperous and successful market this region can produce. It will not o...
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Life's memorable moments are treasured and captured at some of the greatest times. Many are remembered while some slip pass our memory. Treasure life's moments, praising God for all the good and challenging times counting it all as joy! Thanks for the memory Dorris Scott and Mary Mechelle McDaniels....
Claude "Top Dog" Staten still has it while being blessed and thankful celebrating another year. He is still turning wrenches all while being three score and ten adding seven Monday September 14. Helping "Top Dog" rejoice is his wife Floreece! Happy birthday Claude "Top Dog" Staten....
At a women's conference, Sister Debra Lovejoy was a programmed guest to pray. Her prayer was so powerful, the Lord took over when Sister Lovejoy began to sang. There was not a dry eye when rafters fell, which was a witness to her faith....
*Inspired by God through Mary Roggerson & Morning Prayer Ministries under the leadership of Pastor Kenneth Nolley, St. Mary Baptist Church Purpose: For all children to learn, pray and confess the Word of God. Goal: For all children to have an intimate relationship with God through prayer & His Word. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Romans 12:11 Prayer: Lord God, thank You for giving me life and strength. I give my life to You as a living sacrifice. Help me always to serve You...
Doorkeepers or keepers of the door, their church service is invaluable. They are the first to meet and greet you at church. If you have a question, need a seat, need to speak or sit with a certain group, church ushers are at your beck and call to fulfill your desires and are valuable church servants. This week the Monroe Dispatch salutes dedicated Mt. Arack Baptist Church Usher Rosie Williams who loves God and loves being a favorite church usher....
By Eddie D. Gillis As if Democrats and Independents need another reason to send President Trump back to Florida for a permanent retirement, what he said about the nation’s soldiers should seal the deal. There is a reported story in the media where the president refers to the nation’s soldiers as “suckers and losers”. Of course, the president has denied he said those words, but one of the words that the president likes to use when he describes his opponents is, you guessed it, is “losers”. Tweet after tweet from the president has him using t...
"A Bridge to Equality and Success "Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6 p.m. Monroe Civic Center Bayou Room Lea Joyner Memorial Expressway Monroe LA -Show your support for GSU Athletics!! The Athletic Department has been invited to come and celebrate with us. Alumni, friends, businesses and supporters of GSU are asked to come and participate. Admission is ($15) for those who do not purchase an ad and for those purchasing at least a half-page ad admission is FREE. Your support can be shown by...
Moses Beal, 72 Moses Beal of Rayville, LA -Anodize, died September 7, 2020. Graveside Services: Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:00am at New Bethel Cemetery in Mangham, LA. Drive Thru Visitation: Friday, September 11, 2020 from 4:00-6:00pm at Tennant Funeral Home in Rayville, LA under the direction of Tennant Funeral Home. Lee Ethel Scott, 85 Lee Ethel Scott of Bastrop, LA -Cook, died September 3, 2020. Graveside Services: Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 1:30pm at Jerusalem Cemetery in Mer Rouge, LA. Drive Thru Visitation: Saturday, September...
Louis Clark Brock (June 18, 1939 – September 6, 2020) Lou Brock was an American professional baseball outfielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent the majority of big league career as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014. Brock was best known for breaking Ty Cobb's all-time major league stolen base record in 1977. H...
I once rejected God in my life Said, "Jesus never died for me" Didn't believe in all His sacrifice That He hung, bled and died on a tree. But, when the winds of my life start blowing And, they knock me right on down to my knees When the tears from my eyes are flowing And, there was no one to comfort me.. I can call on the name of Jesus There is no other help I know That is willing and able to reach us When our life is headed down below. The power of the blood That ran down Mary's baby's face Showed me there was a love That could wash all of my...
Hello, My name is Tanji Elzie with Keller Williams Reality located at 1390 Hudson Lane in Monroe, LA 71201. Office: 318-812-7653. If you want to purchase a home, buy a new car or whatever you choose, but your credit is stopping you, call me, let’s work on it together. I am bringing the bank to you, but you don’t have to wait until you reach any buying phase. All I need from you is a willingness to do the work and keep the faith. We will get the job done. Why rent or lease when you can buy??? I have created a space just for you at LZ’s Suite...
Greetings Brothers and Sisters: The next conference call for Alto High School-Wide Reunion is scheduled for this Saturday, September 12th at 5:00 PM. The call-in number is (605) 475-4350, Access code is 602027. For attendance, please announce yourself as you come unto the call. If you have discussion items for the agenda, please email ASAP that I may present to our president. The agenda will be finalized and emailed on Friday evening. Please contact members without email and give the call-in...
Carroll High School 2nd Annual Legends Banquet will honor Carroll High School 1953 Football State Champs Sunday October 11 at 4pm, place TBA. Carroll Legends to be honored are Norman "Bearchest" Harris, Willie Robinson, and the late Michael Howell....
