Monroe News

Netta Andrews; Frank Wright, Start; Robert Jefferson, Monroe; Cedarion Qualls, Texas; Marijean Deason, Farmerville; Angel Curry, 50, Start; Lynette Cummings, West Monroe; Lucille Benson, 89 Belated Austin Bullard, 9, Monroe, Saturday; Darrell Proffer, Sunday; Marion Kelly Harris, Rayville, Monday Jody and Mary Lofton, married 42 years, Monroe ... (more)

Mayor Alecia Smith received "duplicate and improper travel expenses," duplicate mileage and vehicle allowances and signed town checks to a firm owned by her husband, according to an audit released Monday by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera's office.

A Monroe man and a woman from Arkansas face charges of drug possession with intent to distribute.

Three Monroe residents were arrested early Sunday following a disturbance in which a husband and wife had physical injuries while a third person reportedly hit a Ouachita Parish sheriff's deputy.

Vantage Health Plan's Affinity Health Group will take over the operation of the University of Louisiana at Monroe's student health services center next year, giving the company access to potential new customers and saving as much as $300,000 annually for ULM.

Melva Odom has to pay out-of-pocket expenses since Medicare only covers a percentage of her medical bills.

Carolyn was born June 20, 1922, in Monroe, La., the daughter of William Courtney Oliver Sr. and Ivy Catchings Causey.

MONROE, La. -- The city's publicly owned transit system could be shut down or privatized after the City Council decided not to renew a contract with the company that manages the bus system.

The Chancel Choir presents "A Christmas Carol in Bethlehem" at 5 p.m. Sunday with an Old Fashion reception following in Solomon Hall.

Vendors were setting up their booths at dawn this morning at the RiverMarket in preparation for what's expected to be the busiest day in downtown Monroe since it was the region's commercial hub in the 1950s.

Piney Hills Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines will present "O Holy Night: A Celebration in Song" at 5 p.m. Sunday at White's Ferry Road Church of Christ in West Monroe.

The A&E hit "Duck Dynasty" keeps chugging along, drawing in nine million viewers for its Christmas special on Wednesday, a 40 percent jump from its holiday special last year.

Nashville recording artist Michelle Murray will visit the Northeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Monroe from 3-5 p.m. Friday.

A West Monroe woman who may be a former employee of the Ouachita Parish school system is in custody after police said she left suspicious packages at two local middle schools over the past two days.

Louisiana's hilarious and prodigiously bearded Robertson clan is making a yuletide return tonight with the "Duck Dynasty" Christmas special, airing at 9 p.m. on A&E.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe had its A2 bond rating affirmed by Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday.

A power outage Tuesday morning in Monroe left hundreds in the dark on both sides of Interstate 20 for about an hour The outage was first reported on Entergy's official website at 6:56 a.m. Around 7:30 a.m., though, police scanner reports said some stoplights were back online, and Entergy spokesman Roderick Worthy said at 7:50 a.m. that all power ... (more)

A West Monroe man was arrested Monday afternoon and faces drugs and weapons charges.

John Lennon Series book author Jude Southerland Kessler tells Beatles Examiner that "She Loves You," the third book in her enhanced biography series on John Lennon, is on its way to the printers and will be out in early February.

Ann Eubanks; Joyce King, 70, West Monroe; Joe Richmond, Tallulah; Linda Nordan Sanders, 60, Monroe Christopher McElduff, 27, West Monroe; Becky Roark, West Monroe Jason and Amy Hodge, married 20 years, West monroe Triple Pt nonprofit organization and Grace Baptist Church having Christmas for the Homeless, 9 a.m. Dec. 21, 807 DeSiard St., next to ... (more)