Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Passions were high at the Monroe City Council meeting Tuesday night, June 22, 2021 as speaker after speaker spoke on the need to place a school's name on the pedestrian bridge located across HWY 165 in Monroe, LA. The Renwick St. crosswalk has served the Booker T. community for decades, as it has been a bridge (a real one) connecting two neighborhoods. Many regular pedestrians use it to walk above the busy HWY 165 and many school age kids use it as a predominant access point to attend classes at Carroll High School located on Renwick St. The issue on the city council's agenda was whether th...