Happenings

Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl”

Serving southern style hot breakfast and lunch daily: Monday – Friday, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM. Saturday, 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All plates come with coffee or fountain drink. Great food! Great service at reasonable prices. Three Monroe locations: Now Save #1 4399, Hwy 165 South, 318-737-7873; Tiger Market Café, 1800 Forsythe Ave, Suite 1, 318-325-4000; Now Save #8 Winnsboro Rd., Now Save # 5, Hwy 165 South and Hadley St. Ms. Edna and Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day! Edna’s Cooking features $6.99 breakfast and coffee, $9.99 lunch and drink waiting for you. Edna’s Fried Chicken is the best in town! Get Some!

Happy Acres Yard Cards

Celebrate your special event with Happy Acres Yard Cards for birthdays, retirements, Anniversaries, baby showers, any occasion etc. Happy Acres is the best Yard Card service in NE LA. Give them a call at 318732-2602, you’ll be glad you did!

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a Tax Car used vehicle, you’ll need good honest mechanics. Trust the best EasyDoesIt Auto Care Center at 675 Kansas Lane in Monroe LA because they do great guaranteed work. They know how to fix and repair vehicles in a timely and reasonable manner. Stop letting you know who, get cha making you pay crazy dollars that you don’t have, unless you got it like that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display!

Monroe/Ouachita Parish NAACP

Thursday, March 16th, @ 6 p.m. - Executive Meeting @ Benoit Community Center

Thursday, March 23rd @ 6 p.m. - General Meeting @ Benoit Community Center

SAVE THE DATES!

Thursday, April 13th Day @ the Capitol with Louisiana Black Caucus - All day starts at 8:00 a.m.

Thursday - Sunday, September 28-October 1 - Louisiana State Annual State Conference in Marksville, LA @ The Paragon Casino Resort - More Information TBA

NAACP STATE WEEKLY ZOOM MEETING - @ 8:00 p.m. -- Use this link through March 2023 Topic: LA State NAACP Weekly Meeting with Pres. McClanahan

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81894362048?pwd=WFRZODJHNHppcVVZZWZqRXlNMFVUUT09 Meeting ID: 818 9436 2048, Passcode: 807068

Responsible Beverage Sever Training

March 9, 2023 101m-3pm, Life Skills Building 801 Prairie St. Winnsboro LA-Participants need to bring their own laptop or tablet to participate. All participants will receive state licensure.More info nedsaRBST2.eventbrite.com

Carver-McDonald Storytime Bus Unveiling

A bus unveiling and Storytime is scheduled at Carver-McDonald Library in Monroe LA on Saturday March 4, 2023 from 2-4pm. This will be the first time the public will be allowed access on the bus, while a short ceremony from 2-2:30 and then allow people to see the bus from 2:30-3pm where we will have Storytime.

Shawnuff BBQ Best in Town

Have you tried the best BBQ in town? Why are you waiting? If it’s not Shawnuff, there’s a difference! You be the judge! BBQ so good you don’t have to say grace, its already blessed! There are 3 sides to every plate: beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 South. Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tuesday - Friday. New hours 11:00 AM – until all the food is gone. On Saturday, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Get there early to enjoy lip-smacking BBQ and kool-aid. Call ahead, 318-855-3652. Events catered, and smoked or fried turkeys or hams for the holidays!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

For new church and casual hats, check out Bonnie’s Hats for the latest styles. See Bonnie first for the best hats in town. Bonnie is the hat professional and expert. Bonnie knows hats! See Ad Display or call 318.614.1578.

Contact Monroe Dispatch

Got news, been somewhere, or need to tell the world something important? Call the Monroe Dispatch! Subscriptions /advertising/ religious log/ old newspaper copies: call or text 318-789-0098 or 318-387-3001; email [email protected]. mail Monroe Dispatch, P.O. Box 4823, Monroe, LA 71211 1year Subscriptions $60, 6 months. Subscriptions $42, Home Delivery 1year $80, 6 months $62

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertisement.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to SMOOTHJAZZ.COM...also check out his smooth jazz show (Smooth & Tight on a Sunday night 6pm) Check Rob out on TCRN Smooth Jazz on your Smartphone, Tablet or computer