The Entrepreneurship Pelican Cup hosted its fourth annual awards luncheon on April 10, 2025, at ULM’s Bayou Pointe Event Center.

The West Monroe-West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce hosts Focus on Education 2025, a luncheon set for Tuesday, April 22, 2025, featuring Ouachita Parish School Superintendent Todd Guice and members of his leadership team.

The University of Louisiana Monroe school of Visual and Performing Arts presents 28th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition March 25 - April 27

Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) to announce the launch of a new program at its Winnsboro campus designed to help students earn their high school equivalency while gaining real-world skills to begin a career as an electrician.

Downtown Monroe's River Market brings food and crafts together.

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Ouachita River At Monroe affecting Union, Ouachita and Caldwell Parishes. For the Ouachita River...including Felsenthal Lock and Dam, Monroe, Columbia...Major flooding is forecast.

Authorities say ex-LSU receiver Kyren Lacy has died at age 24 in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by officers in Houston. Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in December in south Louisiana that had clouded his NFL prospects.

Ochsner LSU Health has finalized the purchase of a building that will become Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Cancer Center.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (DHP) announce the opening of the application period for Historic Preservation and Certified Local Government Grants for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Poet and educator Julie Kane is the recipient of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award from the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana.