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Behind Closed Hospital Doors
Devonte Brown was in serious pain about a week ago on October 1, 2020 when he realized that he needed to go to the hospital. Brown, who was at home with his mother and placed a 911 call. A local ambulance soon arrived at their residence. After the...
Biden/Harris Team Up in 2020 Election
Well, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sure kept the nation in suspense with regard to who his running mate would be in this fall's presidential election. California Senator...
Age Too Old To Be President?
Voters have a really easy choice to make in this year’s presidential election. Probably well over 90% of voters know who they will vote for, as the only question left is who will win. In one corner is the incumbent President Trump and in the other c...
Heinous Murder
A local Ouachita Parish man can be grateful that he will not spend a long time in prison for a crime that he didn't commit. Cameron Powe was allegedly involved in the murder of Michael Robinson, a...
Interim Police Chief Brown Fired
It has been a whirlwind few days after Friday Ellis attended his first city council meeting as Monroe's mayor. Within mere days after his council meeting, Ellis fired interim Police Chief Reggie...
No End in Sight For COVID-19
Whenever COVID-19, the coronavirus that has almost brought the world to a standstill finally goes away, the U.S. will have lost its standing as a nation combating pandemics. As other nations get somewhat of “a handle” on slowing down the virus, we...
Start Toward Justice
The march to justice for Timothy Williams took a significant turn when news of Monroe Police Officer Jared Preston Desadier was booked at Ouachita Parish Correctional Center Saturday night (July25)....
A Different Kind of School Year
When children go back to school in a few weeks, it will be vastly different from this time a year ago. A year ago, school districts around the nation and even around the world were making preparations for the start of the new school year. There was e...
60 years for $18
The family of Robert Dwayne Johnson said that when you see him smile, he is like a "big old baby". They said that he is a gentle person, from the time he was young, into his adult life. But while...
Is Wearing A Mask A Bad Idea?
This is not rocket science. However, the Great Divide that this nation is experiencing over something as simple as wearing a mask when it is necessary to save a life, is tearing it apart. Furthermore, nowhere is that divide made more evident than...
Police Shooting 2
One of the questions that is being asked in the community following the tragic ending to Errol Johnson's life is, why couldn't police officers wait him out. People are saying that Johnson, being in a...
Mayor's Race Irregularities
If African-Americans needed an incentive to vote in massive voting blocs, they need to look no further than what happened during last Saturday's July 11 mayor's race in Monroe. According to sources,...
Covid-19 Not A Hoax
Hoax: (n) humorous or malicious deception, practical joke, deceive (a person) with a hoax. To swindle, trick, (con) snow job, gyp, deception, flimflam, defraud, cheat, trick and bamboozle. That’s quite a collection of meanings for one word. That a...
Street Mural Proposed, Mayo Send-Off
Brooke Foy, Rodrecas Davis and Vitus Shell are three local artists that may not be known to many in the Monroe area, but they have a big dream in mind. The three millennial artists went before the...
Blindness Changes Attitude
James Savannah says that for a long time, he was a bitter person. Savannah said that because of circumstances that happened to him at an early age, left him with a hatred for people that he says, did him wrong. Savannah went to jail for some...
Funeral Homeowner's Racist Comments
A white owner of one of the area’s consortium of funeral homes is under fire for comments that he allegedly made on social media about Afro-Americans. Kenneth Griffin, owner and operator of Griffin Funeral Home located in Monroe/West Monroe a...
LGBTQ Lives Matter
The chilling reports of the deaths of two transgender women in Louisiana both black, shows us a segment of the population that has been marginalized; continues to suffer. According to reports, the wom...
A Vendetta Against Jonesboro LA Mayor Thompson
Jonesboro's Mayor, Leslie Thompson has gone "through the fire" as some religious folks might say, seeing the mayor still has legal hurdles that he must overcome. Ever since Thompson won his first...
Trump Going Down for Third Time
President Donald Trump sometimes likes to boast about his “robust” support from the black community and about what he “has done” for the black community. The president has black Americans like Herman Cain (has the virus) Diamond and Silk, Ben Car...
Family's Incarcerated Son's Concern
A local woman and her family is heartbroken/heartsick as they can’t understand why a loved one is still incarcerated in a Texas correctional center. The mother has not seen her son in years since he was incarcerated, wants to know why her son’s cas...
When Will the President Stand Up?
Someday historians will explain to us why President Trump had a relationship with our number one adversary that defied conventional wisdom. The president’s relationship and mannerism that he has exhibited with Russian President Vladimir Putin, s...
Widow's Benefits Fight
Gloria Dean James says that she is a determined woman who will fight for what she believes is right. James has been embroiled in a dispute with the Monroe Office of Social Security for a number of...
LA Stays At Phase 2
The coronavirus commonly known by its scientific name COVID-19 is showing everyone that it is not about to go away anytime soon. Especially here in Louisiana. That was made painfully aware Monday(June 22) when Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that...
City Hall News
Members of the Monroe City Council passed several resolutions Tuesday(June 23) night, one of which that may impact the city in a way that it doesn’t want. Council members passed a resolution that grant an exception to the Open Container Ordinance for...
Parkview Tragedy
The community is still reeling from the tragic deaths of two adults and four children from a shooting that will remain in people's minds for a long time. It was last Thursday (June 11) around 7:45 at...
Watch Your Tongue
There seem to be more and more people expressing themselves, saying just about anything that comes to mind. People who used to be quiet are telling others what’s on their minds, seemingly without a thought of how their words will be received. Some p...
Implied Immunity, President's Health Big Questions
Can anyone out there tell me who has been given immunity from not being held accountable for their actions/words by God? No one? Adam, the first man created in God’s image was not immune from God’s punishment, nor was Eve when they violated God...
Shooter's Violence Ends
When Jacques D. Lowery was arrested on a multitude of charges several weeks ago, it hopefully will mark the end of a campaign of violence against Monroe resident Shardra Green and her family. Lowery...
Drew Brees Talks Race Relations
By Eddie D. Gillis Has anyone noticed how quiet Republicans/conservatives has gotten since Saints quarterback Drew Brees has inserted himself in the flag kneeling National Anthem controversy? There has not been one Republican who has openly criticize...
City Hall News
Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo held a press briefing Monday(June 8)morning to announce that the city is no longer under a consent decree issued against it since 2004. The decree was issued after it was determined that the city of Monroe over many years,...
Looking for Justice-Pt. 2
"I can't breathe", said the dying black man. Did he fall into water and was gasping for air? Was the man overcome from gas or dangerous fumes in the air? No. Those were the last words that George...
NAACP Protest
Rev. Ambrose Douzart said that he is pleased with the way in which a protest march held the weekend of May 30 and 31. Douzart, who is head of the chapter of the NAACP said, " the march which was...
What Happens Now?
The United States as a nation, keeps ignoring defining moments in its young history as a sovereign nation to live up to the words recorded in its Constitution. Defining moments do not come as often as we like them. When they come, they are to be...
Police Juror's Protest Comments Angers Black Community
Update: Clampit Apologizes Over Comments Furor District B Ouachita Parish Police Juror Jack Clampit issued an apology one day after he was heavily criticized by a delegation of African-American men over his comments about looting during protests...
Lies and Deceit-Medical Wrongdoing?
A local woman is still determined to “right the wrongs” that she firmly believes happened to her following the deaths of her parents. The pain of losing her father at Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe continues to bring pain and sor...
Church "No", Golf "Yes"
All the president had to do was say, “I may play a little golf the weekend”, and everything may have been all right. It might have gone over better if he had said, “See you in church Sunday”. Well, I out of 2 is not bad. I guess. Someone in the Whi...
City Hall News
The Monroe City Council passed a resolution At its regular Tuesday (May 26)night meeting that will make major changes to two the city’s landmark buildings. The fifty two year old Jack Howard Theater and the Miller-Roy Building on Desiard St., are s...
Looking for Justice
The American justice system is once again on trial before the nation and the world, as those who are in charge of rendering fairness to all through the system, has an opportunity to show it in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting incident. The confrontation...
Looking for Justice
The American justice system is once again on trial before the nation and the world, as those who are in charge of rendering fairness to all through the system, has an opportunity to show it in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting incident. The confrontation...
More of Nation Reopens to Uncertainty
There are two “viruses” currently running all over the United States. One is COVID-19, a virus that is rapidly approaching 100,000 deaths in just under three months. Imagine how the nation would react if 100,000 soldiers were killed in that amo...
Parish Projects on Schedule
Every government entity whether it’s state or local has felt the impact of the havoc that COVID-19 has had on their budget. The City of Monroe and other municipalities have seen their revenue from sale taxes shrink because of spending related to C...
3rd Swanson Escape Troublesome
In what is starting to look like watching the same movie over and over, there was another incident of inmates escaping from the Swanson Youth Correctional Center here in Monroe. According to law enforcement and media accounts, eight inmates escaped...
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
"Let the good times roll," is a popular phrase that we hear ever so often when people are ready to, well, have a good time. That may well be the sentiment of thousands of Louisianans, now that the state's governor, John Bel Edwards has lifted his...
COVID-19 In White House; What's Next?
By Eddie D. Gillis You knew it was only a matter of time. President Donald Trump has spent the better part of 2020 downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, telling Americans that basically, they had nothing to worry about. Even...
Local Woman Happy to Be Alive
A Ouachita Parish woman says that she is feeling good and happy to be alive. Those who know her and anyone else who has been in her shoes would say the same. This particular woman said that her recent bout with COVID-19 has left her with a renewed...
Richwood Guards' Deaths Raises Questions
Two men employed as guards at the Richwood Correctional Center located in the town of Richwood died recently, and their families strongly believe that their deaths could have been prevented. Carl...
Tough 2020 Election On The Table
This nation that sits between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in the northern hemisphere of the Americas that is called the United States is a lot of things, but “united” is not one of them. Even being in the midst of the possible worst pandemic kno...
Police Jury Discuss Need For Lobbyist
District A Ouachita Parish Police Juror Scotty Robinson seemed to be convinced that the parish’s governing body could make use of a lobbyist. At one of its regularly scheduled meetings, Monday, May 4, Robinson again tried to get his colleagues to s...
No More Excuses
President Donald Trump has uttered a few quotes that will go down in the annals of political history that will stand besides Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” quote. The president’s “I take no responsibility” answer to a...
Mayo, Edwards COVID-19 Briefings
Monroe Mayor, Jamie Mayo and Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards on Monday(April 27)both gave updates on the condition of where Monroe and Louisiana are concerning COVID-19. Mayor Mayo also gave an update on the condition of residents affected by...