Downtown West Monroe is transforming its riverfront with a $50,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant. The funding will enhance the park along the Ouachita River with new signage, upgraded landscaping, and expanded community programming, creating a more accessible and welcoming space for residents and visitors.

Over 1,000 businesses across Louisiana are now part of Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s Clean Biz Partnership, taking action to prevent litter and promote cleaner, greener communities.

Louisiana insurance commissioner approves 5.9% average auto rate drop and 9.7% homeowners rate hike for State Farm policyholders

The United States Postal Service is preparing for the busiest week of the 2025 holiday season, encouraging customers to mail gifts and greetings early while highlighting holiday service schedules, recommended shipping deadlines and continued investments that ensure reliable delivery nationwide.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base will carry out scheduled controlled detonations as part of demolition operations on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. The activities are pre-planned, safely executed, and may result in loud noises heard by surrounding communities.

The City of Monroe and the Monroe Civic Center announce a new partnership with The Arena League that will bring four high-energy professional arena football games to Monroe during the league’s inaugural 2026 season, expanding local entertainment and sports offerings.

At 75, Monroe resident LaFaye Price is crossing the ULM commencement stage with a bachelor’s degree in hand, proving that determination, family support, and a love of learning can outlast time.

A ULM computer science student team won the DevDays HealthTech Challenge, earning a $5,000 prize for Kneva, an innovative platform focused on reducing ACL injury risk in female athletes. The technology combines biomechanical data and hormonal cycle tracking to support safer, personalized athletic performance.

Police and fire units were called to the scene for an accident with a person pinned under a vehicle.

Monroe will field a team in The Arena League in 2026