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!

Cedric’s Smoked Meat and BBQ

Specialize in BBQ ribs, chicken, turkey legs, brisket, sausage and boudin. Catering available Thursday - Sunday, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 1311 Winnsboro Rd., Monroe, LA 71202. For orders call, 318-801-1052.

Vote Election 2024

Election 2024, early voting is March 9, 2024 thru March 16, 2024 except Sunday, hours are 8:30 am until 5pm. Early voting locations Registrar of Voters Community Room 1650 DeSiard St. Monroe LA & West Ouachita Sr. Center 1800 N 7th St. West Monroe LA. Election Vote Saturday March 23, 2024 Presidential Preference Primary Election, Monroe Mayor & City Council & Richwood Mayor & Board of Alderman. Deadline to register to vote, make changes or in person or by mail is February 21, 2024. Deadline to register/make changes online at http://www.geauxvote.com is March 2, 2024. Voters need identification.

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards, (318) 680-1691 or (318) 388-2323. Forget the fancy title, Art sells radio advertisements.

“No Struggle, No Progress”

Thanks for all your support, Monroe Dispatch advertisers, subscribers and supporters. We appreciate our customers!

Refreshing Site

“Seeing Black African people on the money, on the billboards, you immediately eliminate your Blackness,”

Great Gift

For the person who has it all give a gift that never gets old, will not fade, become too small or will just sit in the closet. Send that person you think a lot of a subscription to the Monroe Dispatch 6mos - $42, 1 year - $60.00. Send name address and $$$ to Monroe Dispatch P.O. Box 4823 Monroe LA.

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, 318-547-7643 Events catered, and smoked or fried turkeys or hams for the holidays!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

Ask about the senior discount 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! See ad display or call (318) 614-1578.

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Need a car motor, EasyDoesIt can get you straight with the quickness! Got an old vehicle or about to buy a used tax car? 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. Heater tripping? EasyDoesIt can get you heat in a flash! 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 th

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz for over 4 decades and is a regular reporter at smoothjazz.com

Monroe Dispatch North

Northside Monroe Dispatch customers can now find the Dispatch at Kyles Postal Print. Pick up your Monroe Dispatch newspaper at 2328 Sterlington Road in Monroe, LA (Geneva Plaza). Call ahead (318) 816-4185 pull up to the door and they will bring a newspaper to the vehicle!

Pure Honey

Bee Sweet Honey, LLC has the best honey in the world and is in Swartz, LA. Purchase pints and quarts, call (318) 547-9942

Black Votes Matter & Count

Black voters’ biggest policy priorities — stronger federal protections against restrictive voting laws, student loan debt relief and criminal justice and police accountability measures

Mental Health & Addiction Issues

24/7 Crisis Hotline for Mental Health & Addictive Disorders 800-256-2522

Africa Black Destination

Seeing an increase in the number of Black Americans relocating to Africa in the past several years, “there are 10 times as many Black Americans from the U.S. coming now as there were five or six years ago.