The Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series will be at noon on Wednesdays this October at Anna Gray Noe Park in downtown Monroe. The series is presented by The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council.

Patrons are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch. Box lunches will be available for purchase.

The rain location is the 1st Baptist Church Community Room. Masks and social distancing will be required within the church.

October 7 – Denene Stringfellow 

October 14 – Mike McKenzie 

October 21 – Legal & ‘Lectric 

October 28 – Rod Payne and Karen Solomon 

Free COVID-19 testing is available Monday, Sept. 28-Friday, Oct. 2, at the University of Louisiana Monroe. Testing is available for ULM students, faculty, staff, and Louisiana residents ages 5 and up.  

The drive-through or walk-up self-administered swab testing is provided by the Louisiana Department of Health and Louisiana National Guard.  

Today, the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that it has appointed retired Justice Edward Joseph Bleich as judge pro tempore of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Second Circuit Court of Appeal Chief Judge Felicia Toney Williams, effective October 1, 2020.

Retired Justice Bleich, who was unanimously approved by the Supreme Court, will serve October 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021 or until the vacancy is filled, whichever occurs sooner.

The Friends of Black Bayou are holding a photo contest.

This year’s contest is somewhat different from previous years’ contests, but the objectives are the same: to encourage protection of wildlife and conservation of natural resources through photographic skills and an appreciation of natural settings on the Refuge.