The West Monroe–West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce announced that it awarded 2026 Building Bridges Grants to 11 teachers in the Ouachita Parish School System during the March School Board meeting.

The Louisiana District Postal Customer Councils will host a webinar on Informed Delivery and digital integration, teaching businesses how to enhance traditional mail with interactive digital tools. The session will feature USPS technology expert Kate Alves and provide insights on creating more effective multi-channel customer engagement.

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.

The Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana received a $50,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation to support disaster relief efforts following Winter Storm Fern. The funding helped provide food, clean water, and emergency distributions to thousands of Northeast Louisiana residents affected by power outages and storm damage. The grant also supported mobile food distributions, restocking local pantries, and assisting individuals staying in shelters during recovery efforts.

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced a legislative package for the 2026 Regular Legislative Session focused on strengthening election security and voter integrity. The proposed bills aim to maintain accurate voter rolls, protect voter information from misuse, and expand voter identification verification methods. The measures are designed to enhance election security while ensuring eligible voters remain protected.

You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?

Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants.

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.