The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is holding an Insurance Pop-Up Office from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, and Friday, Feb. 27, at the West Monroe City Hall for residents of West Monroe and the surrounding area.

On February 18, 2026, a federal grand jury in Lafayette returned two indictments against Carter Miles Ledoux, a 19-year-old Lake Charles resident for stalking, threatening, and “swatting” a minor and her family, and for conspiring with members of his Nihilistic Violent Extremist (“NVE”) group to do the same.

American Airlines announces that they are adding a new mid-morning flight between Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) and Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

NLQG is excited to announce the 2026 Quilt show, happening at the West Monroe Convention Center on Friday, February 27th from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, February 28th from 9 am to 4 pm.

The City of West Monroe will hold a public hearing on March 3 at 6 p.m. at City Hall to discuss a proposed amendment to the MAD Grant Program. The amendment would reallocate funds to increase the Homebuyer Rehabilitation Program budget to $700,000. Residents are encouraged to attend and provide input prior to final action.

Neal Katyal, one of the lawyers who defended U.S. businesses in the SCOTUS case against Trump's tariffs, argues that the federal government must refund them with interest.

The continued drain of personnel from the already strained immigration court system has contributed to depleted staff morale, mounting case backlogs — and floundering due process.

The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.