Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Local pastor and NAACP Ouachita Parish chapter President, Rev. Ambrose Douzart, said that he wants to "see some evidence" of economic progress in the community done by the Southside Economic Development District (SEDD). Douzart says he is not vindictive in his comments and concerns but that he "has not seen any evidence" of what the organization is supposed to be doing. "They [SEDD] have been around for a while now, but where are the results of what they set out to do?" said Douzart. Douzart noted that over recent years, the organization has acquired a building to operate and has even had...