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Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.
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Several medalists from the 2024 Paris Paralympics who are in the area competing are being highlighted. -
President Trump orders that members of the National Guard receive active-duty pay. -
Love the Boot Week 2026 is a statewide Louisiana cleanup and beautification initiative that has surpassed 1,000 registered events across all 64 parishes. Taking place April 18–26, the effort encourages residents to volunteer, organize cleanups, and support litter removal and prevention efforts in honor of America’s 250th birthday. -
Bill to name bridge in Mississippi after Trump passes the House of Representatives. -
City of Monroe offices will be closed Friday, April 3 for Good Friday and will reopen Monday, April 6.
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With tens of thousands of suspected cases, the government is aiming for 2.5 million jabs a week. The response has been encouraging — but also worrisome. -
The third (and final) installment of this Hollywood satire finds C-lister Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) helming an AI-written show. -
Bloopers have usually been funny endnotes to funny movies. They peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but are seemingly fading away.
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections is proud to announce that 45 men who are incarcerated at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center received either a certificate, diploma, or degree from various accredited programs.
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
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ULM is having its 10th annual Women's Symposium on March 18th.
Information about what's happening at KEDM.
National Headlines
- The view from No Kings protests across the nation, from NPR member station reporters
- Secretary-Treasurer of the union representing TSA workers discusses the shutdown
- March 31, formerly César Chávez Day, is now Farmworkers Day in California
- Thousands of 'No Kings' protests take place around the world
- This Pennsylvania woman asked friends to help weave her burial casket
