Monroe has been designated for federal Public Assistance under Louisiana’s Major Disaster Declaration from the damage caused by Winter Storm Fern.

Amy Givler discusses managing grief as a process.

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).

President Trump says he is raising global tariffs to 15%. And ahead of the president's address tomorrow, most Americans say the state of the union is not strong, according to an NPR poll.

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.