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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 & BBQ

Cedric’s Smoked Meat and Barbeque specializes in BBQ ribs, chicken, turkey legs, brisket, sausage, and boudin. Catering available! Open Monday-Friday, 12noon - 5:00 PM at 705 Winnsboro Road, corner of 9th St. & Winnsboro Rd. in Monroe, LA. Call ahead, 318-801-1052.

Southside Despair

A former southside of Monroe LA resident made a profound statement which she said she had to get away from south Monroe because there was too much pain and despair which was visible daily.

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Happy Acres Yard Cards

Celebrate your special event with Happy Acres Yard Cards for birthdays, retirements, Anniversaries, baby showers, any occasion etc. Happy Acres is the best Yard Card service in NE LA. Give them a call at 318-732-2602, you’ll be glad you did! Se ad display pg 2.

Street Drug Danger

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has caused about 70,000 overdose deaths a year in the U.S.

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, 318-855-3652. Events catered, and smoked or fried turkeys or hams for the holidays!

Bonnie’s Hats & Whatever

Mother’s Hats-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. Bonnie knows hats! See Ad Display or call 318.614.1578.

2nd Annual Juneteenth Parade

2nd Annual Juneteenth Parade is Saturday June 3, 2023 at 10am (starting at the Monroe Civic Center). Monroe Regional Black Chamber of Commerce would like for every business, organization, church, and elected official to be a participant in the parade. Questions, Executive Director, Ms. Kenya Roberson (318) 235-4840.

Rayville Basketball Great Memorial Tribute

A memorial tribute for the late great Legendary Hershell West is scheduled for July 8, 2023 at 1pm at the Rayville Rosenwald/Eula D. Britton Alumnae Gym in Rayville, LA. Public invitation to follow!

Vehicle Repairs EasyDoesIt

Got an old vehicle or about to buy a tax car used vehicle? 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. A/C on the blink? EasyDoesIt can get you cool 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 that! Call Easy or Rocky at 318-331-5524, you’ll be glad you did! See ad display!

School Crisis

School avoidance is a condition that affects a growing number of students with severe anxiety.

Genealogy, Family History & Ancestry Research

Trace your ancestors’ unique story and your family tree with the help of the ancestry software and genealogy resources. Learn how to add people to the family tree, add facts, cite sources, and attach pictures or other digital documents. The presenter for the program will be Lora Peppers, Genealogy/Special Collections from the Main Branch Library on Thursday May 18, 2023 at 11am at Carver McDonald Library 2941 Renwick St. in Monroe LA. 318.327.1477 This is a community program, Joyce Powell Carver McDonald Branch Manager.

Struggles

School avoidant behavior, also called school refusal, is when a school-age child refuses to attend school or has difficulty being in school for the entire day.

Radio Advertising

Call Art Edwards 318-680-1691 or 318-388-2323 and forget the fancy title Art sells radio advertisement.

Rob Lloyd’s Smooth Jazz

Rob Lloyd has been involved in jazz over 4 decades and is a regular reporter to smoothjazz.com. Check out his smooth jazz show Smooth & Tight on a Sunday nights, 6:00 PM. Check Rob out on TCRN Smooth Jazz on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.