Monroe News

Seventy-two years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt went before Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Japan, following the Japanese surprise attack the previous day on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor.

MONROE, La. -- Darkness began to move in and the temperature dropped as 22 wounded warriors sighted in their weapons Friday night, preparing for a Saturday hunt and hoping for a kill.

Stephen Tassin, 59, Monroe, La., was arrested at West Metairie Avenue and Causeway Boulevard in Metairie and booked with DWI.

Expanding its portfolio of industrial gas offerings in North America, Air Products, Allentown, Pa., acquired EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, Inc., a privately-held producer and marketer of liquid carbon dioxide headquartered in Monroe, La.

The first incident was at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Pargoud Drive, where Simone Jackson and his wife became involved in a verbal altercation, according to Monroe Police Sgt.

It is only 20 days until Christmas. Thanksgiving with its early store openings, Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday have all come and gone.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, an officer from the Monroe Police Department was sent to Sears at 4800 Millhaven Road, a police report said.

A West Monroe man was arrested early Wednesday after reportedly pointing a shotgun at a woman inside a residence and threatening to shoot her.

The recent stretch of warmer weather in northeast Louisiana is expected to give way to much colder temperatures by the evening rush hour on Thursday.

No matter the weather Saturday, crowds will line the streets to attend two major Christmas parades, and several others in northeastern Louisiana.

Carl Lee Allison of West Monroe, a retired minister, died Tuesday. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ.

MONROE -- Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon believes health care in America needs to be overhauled, but he said the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is not the answer.

Wingspan Portfolio Advisors and its charitable arm Wingspan Gives Back are proud to present a free community screening of "The Hornet's Nest" documentary in Monroe, LA on Friday, December 13, 2013 at the Monroe Convention Center's Jack Howard Theater.

When safety Laurence "Hootie" Jones committed to Alabama on Monday, it gave the Crimson Tide commitments from three of Louisiana's top prospects in the class of 2014, a remarkable feat for any out-of-state school in a state traditionally dominated by LSU.

Mother Nature doesn't seem to care that Saturday is scheduled to be one of the most festive days in the Monroe area.

Zachary Ray Tylor Hatfield, West Monroe; Raymond Speights, West Monroe; Barbara "Sha-Sha' Watkins, Rayville Ellis Hay; Richard Byrd, Start Maggie and Matt Voorhees, married two years, Ruston Triple Pt nonprofit organization and Grace Baptist Church Christmas for the Homeless, 9 a.m. Dec. 21, 807 DeSiard St., next to DeSiard Street Shelter.

Ronita Ross, who has more than 17 years experience as a volunteer and employee with the YMCA of Greater Louisville in Kentucky, has been named the new chief executive of the YMCA of Monroe.

One of five northeast Louisiana residents wanted for suspected thefts and racketeering in the city of Monroe, Ouachita Parish and several other states over the past year has been captured.

The wall protects much of the city from the Ouachita River, although the river has only been high enough to reach the wall once.

A West Monroe woman is under arrest after being stopped with 6-year-old daughter in vehicle and her blood-alcohol content at more than twice the legal limit for driving.