Happenings

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 and there are 3 sides to every plate beans, potato salad and slaw, your choice. Right off I-20 and Hwy 165 S Shawnuff BBQ is here to serve you Tues.-Fri. New Hours 11am – until all the food is gone. On Sat. 11am -2pm get here early to enjoy lip-smacking bbq, and koolaide. Call ahead 318.855.3652.We cater events and smoke or Fry Turkeys or hams for the holidays.

Edna’s Cooking “Home of the Breakfast Bowl”

Serving Southern Style Hot Breakfast & Lunch Daily Monday- Friday 6 am – 2:30 pm and Sat 7 am – 2 pm All Plates come with coffee or fountain drink Great Food! Great Service @ Reasonable Prices 2 locations Now Save #1 4399 Hwy 165 South Monroe, LA /318-737-7873 & Tiger Market Café 1800 Forsythe Ave Suite 1 Monroe, LA 71201/318-325-4000 Ms. Edna & Staff ~ Serving up LOVE every day!

Big Night Tuesday November 3

Guess who becomes the next U.S. President. Vote, make your voice heard, if you’re registered! Voting makes us all equal!

Smooth Present

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Amazing Black Women

In 2020, 43 Black women serve in the US House of Representatives and one in the US Senate. In addition to the leadership in Congress, seven Black women serves as mayors in the nation's 100 largest cities, and 307 serve in state legislature.

JB’s Lawn Service

Dependable, reliable and reasonable lawn service, trimming hedges, flower beds cleaned, tree trimming, fence row cleaning, trust the best, JB’s Lawn Service call 318-537-9136.

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318 680.1691 or 318.388.2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertising for 6 radio stations. Give Art a call.

First Black U.S. Prelate

Catholic Pope Francis on Sunday October 25, 2020, named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. “Only one and the first one, what took so long!”

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 7pm-10pm) at twincitiesradionetwork.com (24 hour smooth jazz station)...Minneapolis/St. Paul & Monroe/West Monroe and the world....keep it jazzy baby!

Bonnie’ s Whatever Hats & Etc.

Stop guessing trust a hat expert in incredible hats is Bonnie who has the eye for the perfect hat for you! Call 318.614.1578 Let Bonnie fix you up with the right size, color and décor of hat appropriate for any occasion female and male. Bonnie will take care of you! See Ad display pg. 4

Medicare

The annual Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan open enrollment period, October 15 through December 7, is the time when eligible individuals – including the nearly 886,000 people in Louisiana who are enrolled in Medicare – can access 2021 plan information. Medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)

“No Struggle, No Progress”

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Priceless

An education means so much which will always be the difference in one’s life. Education possibilities are endless especially understanding the game of life. There are different games being played while understanding and playing your role in the game is key. Understanding God along with education, how can you lose?

Catholic Pope Francis

“Tendencies are not sin. If you have a tendency to anger, it’s not a sin. Now, if you are angry and hurt people, the sin is there.”

Vote

AN, ALERT, LOUISIANANS! Don’t be fooled by the national and state polling. MANY, MANY HAVE NOT VOTED, right on your street! Help get the vote out in the next few days! Contact Family, Friends, Neighbors, Others! Note: If you have a felony conviction, find out if you can vote at: vote-nola.org; 504.571.9599.

Catholic Pulse

Pope Francis has said that homosexual tendencies “are not a sin,” while encouraging parents who begin “seeing rare things” in their children to “please, consult, and go to a professional,” because “it could be that he [or she] is not homosexual.”