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City employees of Union no. 2388 affiliated with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees won a victory Tuesday night(April 12), when the members of the Monroe city council approved a contract passed by union membership. On a vote of 4-1( Dist. 3 Juanita Woods-no), there were applause from union members and representative present in council chambers, because the new contract had been a long time in coming. Those representative of AFSCME told council members that the votes showed that union members believed that the contr...
The West Monroe High School Air Force JROTC held its annual Military Awards Ceremony on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at West Monroe High School. The cadets were recognized for their special achievements and accomplishments during the 2021-2022 school year. During the program, the new student Corp and Deputy Commander was named for the 2022-2023 school year and a brief change of command ceremony was conducted to transfer leadership responsibilities. The AFJROTC unit is currently under the direction...
On Friday, April 22, 2022 Thomas Jefferson Upper Elementary School in Monroe, LA readied students with a LEAP Pep Rally for the 3rd grade students. Wossman High School supported their efforts by allowing its state champion girls basketball team and state runner-up boys basketball team to encourage the students....
Teachers and staff at Thomas Jefferson Upper Elementary School in Monroe, LA go the extra mile in everything they do for the children and school by doing special things for students so success is possible. Pictured here are Belinda Fountain, Savannah Miles, Khanja Green, and Angela Monson, who make the school a special place. Danzie Pierce is Principal at Thomas Jefferson Upper Elementary School....
Registration is now open for the Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute’s Residential Contractors seminar. The 10-week course is a key component of Louisiana’s nationally recognized training institute for construction professionals, providing foundational technical knowledge essential to maximize business opportunities in the residential sector. The virtual course will take place via Zoom June 13 through Aug. 17, consisting of two-hour sessions twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Registration deadline is June 1. A $...
Thomas Jefferson LEAP Pep Rally On Friday April 22, 2022 Thomas Jefferson Upper Elementary School in Monroe LA readied students with a LEAP Pep Rally for the 3rd grade students. Wossman High School supported their efforts by allowing the state champions girls basketball team and the state runner up boys basketball team encouraged students.. Students were also graced by the world famed Wossman High School Band and cheerleaders as well as the Golden Girls who high stepped and performed . DJ T-Lay...
If you don’t succeed the first time, try again, is an old saying that we have heard many times before and, more than likely, have received as unsolicited advice. It makes sense in the fact that sometimes one has to do something more than once just to get it right. On that sentiment, it appears that Louisiana Republicans in the House are doing just that in another effort to get gun legislation passed. Recently, Republicans in the House passed legislation with a 64-27 vote concerning HB37 that would allow adults to carry a gun without a permit o...
Another shooting in the area has claimed the life of another one of our young men. This shooting occurred on April 14, 2022. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a 17-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in the Tanglewood community, just south of Monroe. Officers say that the shooting happened around 3:30 PM when they arrived at the scene. They discovered a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. Witnesses described the incident as a drive-by shooting. The victim was transferred to a local hospital, where he was p...
Joe Louis Smith was born December 6, 1942 to the late Louis Smith and Queen Esther Jones Johnson in Bosco, Louisiana. He was a graduate of Carroll High School. He also attended Barber College where graduated and became a licensed barber. He worked as a barber part-time while working full time at General Electric Supply House as the warehouse supervisor. When GE Supply House closed, Joe went to Montgomery Ward and worked as warehouse supervisor until they closed. Not ready to retire yet, Joe...
On last Wednesday April 13, 2022, two storms/tornadoes ravished Northeast LA bring forth unbelievable devastation. In the Booker T. Community in Monroe LA, citizens were spared loss of life when a tree was uprooted in the early am hours crashing into two houses causing damage without loss of life. Rev. Welton Wright Sr slept through the storm hearing the crash, yet not awaking until the next morning with damages to his home and property. But God spared residents with only damages while no lives...
Mrs. Daisy Peevy McGhee was born June 7, 1936 to James Monroe Peevy and Luthene Palmer Peevy in Choudrant, LA, the second oldest of seven children. She received her education in Lincoln Parish Public Schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1955. After high school, Daisy became the first in her family to attend college, matriculating at Grambling State University, Northeast Louisiana University, and ultimately Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OIC) where she graduated...
On Saturday, April 16, 2022, Mr. Marion Obafemi and his wife, Tammy and hosted the Inaugural City of Monroe Women After God's Own Heart Awards Banquet at the Powell Street Community Center in Monroe, LA. It was truly a highly spirited and joyous occasion with family and friends coming out to show appreciation for what the honorees have done to make the city of Monroe a better place to live. The honorees were encouraged to not get weary in their well doing and continue in their great works while...
In Franklin Parish, Coach Adrian Burnette is the new Franklin Parish High School Head Football Coach, taking the reins from former head coach Sonny Nason on Tuesday April 19, 2022 when the change was officially announced. Burnette was former Bastrop High School Head Football coach in 2017. Congratulations Coach Adrian Burnette!...
Residents who live on Monroe's southside are looking to city and law enforcement officials to help them cope with many residents who say a bigger police presence is needed in their neighborhoods. Residents say they are concerned with individuals speeding down their streets despite the 25 mph speed limit and neighborhood watch signs in plain sight. Some of the residents are going to great lengths to protect their lives and property from those trying to steal personal belongings from their yards....
This year's reunion is June 17-19 1922 .Early registration is $125 due by April 30, 2022. For more information or to register, e-mail [email protected] Don't forget to order Reunion T-Shirt...
When the power of the Holy Spirit turns your life around, you can't help but shout, "He has risen!" Jesus is making a difference in people's lives today because He is no in a tomb. He has risen. Because Jesus is alive, salvation is available. On Easter Sunday April 17, 2022, churches celebrated the resurrection Among the many were Philadelphia Word Church, Mount Olivet, First Baptist and Faith Harvest Baptist Churches in Monroe LA among the many. Photo Philadelphia Easter 1 -Pastor/Teacher Rev....
Every year, thousands of individuals take on one of the most important jobs: TEACHING. While new teachers bring energy and passion into their classrooms and schools, they can find themselves incredibly challenged as they learn how to plan and implement lessons, collect, and use data to inform their instructional practices, build relationships with students and families, manage classroom behavior, and meet the varying academic, social, and emotional needs of their studentsTeachers can face a steep learning curve in their first few years of...
Melvin White has a distinction that few, if any in the Monroe area can match. Mr. White believes that he is the oldest barber living and still cutting hair in the area. While listening White during this reporter's interview with him, one could hear him relive history all over again from the time he first obtained his license to cut hair. It was during the summer of 61, June 3rd to be exact, when White proudly graduated from the Little Rock Barber College in Little Rock, AR. White took an...
Jean Felton former licensed florist who wrote " Floral Corner" for the Monroe Dispatch celebrated her birthday in April along with friends Thomas "Sonny" Ward as birthday party hosts which also included family and friends Norman Felton, Annie Mae Felton Payne, Bernadine Adams, Charles Sewell, Alice Grayson, Charles and Linda Thomas, Jerry and Angelique Ward, James & Alice Brown, Albert Roberson, Frances Travillion Goodjoint, Dr. Avant Strong, Toby, Ashley and Maci Shoulders, Jake and Betty...
By now, as more details emerge from the case surrounding the death of local resident Ronald Greene, it is becoming painfully clear that the Louisiana State Police Law Enforcement Agency, now has a serious image problem. And it didn’t have to this way. Ever since details began to surface of how Greene died at the hands of LSP Troopers almost three years ago, it has been one thing after another that has led many to believe that Ronald Greene was murdered. One may believed that after videos of Greene being beaten repeatedly and dragged h...
The trial in the case of State of Louisiana v. Bobby Joe Brown Jr. began Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Ouachita Parish Courthouse. Brown, the defendant, was charged with one count of Aggravated Rape, two counts of Sexual Battery, and one count of Oral Sexual Battery. Testimony in the trial began on Wednesday, April 6, and concluded Friday, April 8. The state presented testimony from multiple witnesses, including the victim, family members of the victim, law enforcement investigators, and an expert witness. Brown took the stand and testified in...
A wreck involving an 18-wheeler on Interstate 10 in Beaumont, TX claimed the life of Emma Brooks, 67 of Bastrop, LA on Monday, April 11, 2022. According to police reports, an 18-wheeler went over the guardrail on Interstate 10 near the downtown Beaumont exit, hitting a black Escalade head-on. An investigation showed the 18-wheeler was traveling eastbound on I-10 in the left travel lane, striking the concrete divider and continuing into the westbound, crashing head-on with a black Cadillac...
Apartment Shooting, Two Injured - We all look forward to a peaceful, restful night of sleep, especially when we've had a rough day. The last thing we want to hear is gunshots. For one local couple, that happened. The shooting occurred on Evangeline Street and left two people injured when someone fired several shots into an apartment complex. The shooting occurred at about 1:00 AM, April 11, 2022 at the Shadow Hawk Apartments, as police responded to the scene to investigate. According to police...
Shootings continue in Monroe, LA and families are mourning their loved ones. There is a B.A.L.M. that can help curb these incidents. Few are searching for another alternative to help stop/solve the shooting violence affecting our community. One can only wonder how long the shooting violence will continue with no end in sight. Ouachita Parish Sheriff investigators are currently investigating a shooting on Carter Dr in Monroe, LA reported Tuesday, April 12, 2022. According to Ouachita deputies,...
Bethel Church of God in Christ – 1800 Parkview Dr. Monroe, LA Community Events Community Blood Drive Saturday April 16, 2022 from 11am– 2pm-FREE Easter Basket Giveaway (for children 12 and under) Saturday April 16, 2022 at 11am until supplies last-Come Join Us for Easter Service – Sunday April 17, 2022 Bethel C.O.G.I.C 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Service- Easter Egg Hunt – Immediately after 11:00 Worship Service. Questions, contact 318.237.2741 or via email at [email protected]/....
Like the rest of us in the community, Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis is weary of hearing about the continuing reports of crime happening in the community. There has been a rash of shootings in the area, where there have been many injuries and several deaths reported. The Monroe Police Department (MPD) is doing its job by apprehending alleged suspects as quickly as they can. Officers are to be commended for their swift work in taking dangerous people off the streets. Unfortunately, we live in a violent world and a violent nation, where violence has...
Happy Birthday to the legendary LA Hall of Fame Coach Mackie Freeze who celebrated his 95thbirthday recently. Helping Coach celebrate were his family, church and friends....
The Monroe Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi presented its Spring 22 Initiated Six to the brotherhood recently.MTA Chair Antonio Howard introduced brothers Jack Russell, Rusty Potter, Mathew Williams IV, Christopher Broussard, Vernon Moss, and Otis Brooks into the great Kappa brotherhood. Congratulations!...
Recently Emma Jean Jones celebrated her 85th birthday back in her old stomping grounds in Monroe, LA at the Hampton Inn Ball Room. Family and friends gathered to wish Mrs. Jones a happy 85th. Mattie Crenshaw was among the many helping Mrs. Jones celebrate. Happy Birthday Mrs. Jones!...
High school seniors interested in applying for the Irma DeTiege Scholarship -email information to [email protected]. Scholarship requirements: biographical essay, recent photograph, contact information, official GPA, high school transcript, class rank and ACT score. Deadline is May 21, 2022. The late legendary Irma DeTiege was a poor girl who moved from a one house in Riverton LA to a three-room shotgun house in Monroe LA on North 11th St. There were three beds in each of two rooms where...
Melvin White has a distinction that few, if any in the Monroe area can match. Mr. White believes that he is the oldest barber living and still cutting hair in the area. While listening to White during this reporter's interview with him, one could hear him relive history all over again from the time he first obtained his license to cut hair. It was during the summer of 61, June 3rd to be exact, when White proudly graduated from the Little Rock Barber College in Little Rock, AK. White took an...
Hearts are saddened by the sudden passing of Kirkland Fitzgerald Hopkins, 29 on Tuesday, March 5, 2022. "Bubba" as he was affectionately known was a beloved son, brother, and dad. His favorite title was dad. He leaves many to cherish his memory including his mom, Theidia Breaux; dad and mom, Kirk and Tammy Hopkins, grandmother, Louise Breaux; two sisters, Tammathia Breaux of Baton Rouge, LA and Kayla Hopkins of Monroe; one brother, Josh Hopkins of Monroe; daughter, Khali; bonus daughter,...
Philippians 2:3 Don't act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves. Of course, it's understood- after all the injustice and harshness that Blacks have endured, why the emphasis of black lives have been at the forefront; but let's all take a moment to genuinely think. We must ask ourselves as a race of people, "Do Black lives really matter?" If so, to what extent? Let us reason together. When a black robs another black, does that...
A local group of community leaders issued a stern response to a recent news conference held by Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis, along with Police Chief Victor "Vic" Zordan, where the highlight of the conference was the recent activity of violence in the city. Of particular concern expressed in the news conference was the alleged shooting at a police patrol unit by members of an alleged gang. Chief Zordan said that the police department is "working" to get gangs off of the streets with local and federa...
Club Shooting, Two Dead - Sporadic shootings within the Monroe community continue, as weekend shootings occurred that left one individual dead. According to police reports, an overnight shooting happened at a Monroe bar on Saturday, April 2, 2022; four other people were injured in addition to a fatality. The shooting allegedly happened in the parking lot area of the club. As of press time, Monroe Police have not identified any suspect(s) or discovered what could have been the motive behind the...
There are some, maybe many more southside residents who are experiencing difficulty having to pay their water bills by the end of each month. That is because, according to several residents, many who are on fixed incomes, having to make the difficult decision to not pay for essential items and save what they can for the month ending due date for their water bill, is putting them under stress. They said that what they will have experienced every month is undue stress; that there is not an effort to not pay their water bill, but to come up with...
Former Ouachita Parish Chief Deputy of Voters made history Monday April 4, 2022 as the Ouachita Parish Police Jury named Isabelle Butler Ouachita Registrar of Voters. Butler has 32 years of experience in the registrar of voters' office while taking over from retiring Registrar of Voters Christa Medaries. Butler was sworn in before family and friends. Congratulations Ouachita Parish Registrar of Voters Isabelle Butler!...
Rayville LA Mayor the honorable Harry K. Lewis was re-elected Saturday March 26,2022 by a 67% margin. He won the election by receiving 474 votes in the mayor's election while Cassius Muhammad received 130 and Markus Hubbard received 104 votes. The five candidates winning at large positions on the Rayville Town Council were Ms. Consuela Hunter with 460 votes. Mrs. Debra K. Naylor James with 411 votes. Mr. Jerry Gordon with 380 votes, Mrs. Paula Buie Crumpton with 350 votes and Mr. Joseph Fletcher with 336 votes. Mrs. Toni Foster Potts received...
High school seniors interested in applying for the Irma DeTiege Scholarship -email information to [email protected]. Scholarship requirements: biographical essay, recent photograph, contact information, official GPA, high school transcript, class rank and ACT score. Deadline is May 21, 2022. The late legendary Irma DeTiege was a poor girl who moved from a one house in Riverton LA to a three-room shotgun house in Monroe LA on North 11th St. There were three beds in each of two rooms where...
Little Flower Academy in Monroe LA was that 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 nurturin...
Praise God as he blessed James Walker to celebrate his 45th birthday with family and friends. After wanting to but couldn't in 2022 it was bittersweet. Hey Hey, the gang was there wish and celebrating with James which was memorable and unforgettable. Happy 45th birthday James! Photo 45th 1- Walker Family l to r Shemekia, Overseer Inez, James Walker, Sherita Williams & Apostle Theallas Walker. Photo 45th 2- l to r Honoree James Walker, Kassondra Baker, Janea Walker & London Baker. Photo 45th...
Violent acts continue in the Monroe area, as the Monroe Police Department (MPD) reports that a police car unit was struck with gunfire around 2:00 AM, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Police say that a vehicle driven by the alleged suspect. Police apprehended the alleged driver of a Nissan Altima as Xavian Bilton. Four shots were fired at a marked police unit on Martin Luther King, Jr. service road. A high-speed chase ensued, reaching up to 70mph, according to MPD. The vehicle reached the Booker T...
It appears that one of Louisiana’s state lawmakers is looking for a problem that, for some, does not exist. State Rep. Dodie Horton(R) of Shreveport has introduced a bill that, if passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, would “ban discussions of sexual identity” in the classroom. The bill also includes discussions of gender identity in certain classrooms. The bill, as written, states that "No teacher, school employee, or other presenter shall cover the topics of sexual orientation or gender identity in any class...
Angola’s historical relationship with slavery and its impact on the Louisiana criminal justice system will be the topic of the forthcoming virtual symposium titled “In Pursuit of Equal Justice: Race and Criminal Justice in Louisiana — Reconstruction, Convict Leasing, Jim Crow Governance and Prison Reform. The symposium will explore the impact of prison leasing, Jim Crow laws, the crack cocaine epidemic, mass incarceration, and the 2018 criminal justice reforms on Louisiana's disproportionate incarceration rate of black and brown people. Based...
Doris Olivett Galloway Lewis was born June 25, 1954 to Jerutha "Bit" Galloway and the late Rev. Acie Freeman Sr. She was a Richwood High School class of 1972 graduate and furthered her career at Northeast Louisiana University (now ULM) majoring in Speech and Hearing Pathology. She married the love of her life, Corby Clark Lewis, and to their union were three children, L Quincy, Derekia, and Jana Lewis were born. Doris loved the Lord! She worked at New St. James as a secretary for 25 years and...
Carolyn Williams, curator of the Quilted History Museum near El Dorado Arkansas, shared her family history from times of slavery, using quilts and other artifacts to illustrate her talk. "So much of Black people's history is told through quilts," she says. In 1999 she founded The Quilted History, an organization dedicated for the sole purpose of educating everyone that she could about the history of people of color. She created a traveling exhibit of artifacts and historical items found on the...
On Friday, March 25, 2022 in Antique Alley in West Monroe LA, the Dan Summer Band featuring Coco York with an evening of off the charts entertainment. Introduced by the inimitable Radio People Mix 101.9 spin master Rob Lloyd, Coco opened with "All of Me" and her rhythm, rhyme, meter, and metaphors danced through Jazz, Blues, R&B and Pop....
High school seniors interested in applying for the Irma DeTiege Scholarship -email information to [email protected]. Scholarship requirements: biographical essay, recent photograph, contact information, official GPA, high school transcript, class rank and ACT score. Deadline is May 21, 2022. The late legendary Irma DeTiege was a poor girl who moved from a one house in Riverton LA to a three-room shotgun house in Monroe LA on North 11th St. There were three beds in each of two rooms where...
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...
On Sunday March 27, 2022 at Philadelphia Word Church Elder Linda Sharp and at St. Peter Baptist Church in Monroe LA Rev. Elbert Taylor filled the pulpits. Elder Sharp's sermon was "A Trip to the Potter's House,"while Rev. Taylor's message was "Don't Ask, You Have to Believe."...
