Latest Headlines in Detail
Monroe principal injured breaking up fight
KNOE Local News
Feb 01The principal of Ouachita Junior High School was injured while breaking up a fight at a school. »
Desegregation attorney seeks $1.6M in fees
KNOE Local News
Feb 01Opelousas attorney Marion Overton White is seeking $1.6 million in legal fees for his work in the Evangeline Parish desegregation case. »
2nd dead horse found in less than 3 months
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 31For the second time in less than three months a western Ouachita Parish couple has found a dead horse rotting near their property. »
Boardings up, fares down at Monroe airport
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 31Air fares decreased and passenger traffic increased at the Monroe Regional Airport during the third quarter of last year. »
Ouachita Parish School Board plans $1M in cuts
Ksla - La Headlines
Jan 31A committee tasked with streamlining expenditures for Ouachita Parish Schools has identified more than $1 million in general fund savings that do not include personnel cuts. »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Louisiana’s Teacher Evaluation System Could Remove Tenure from “Autopilot”
The Pelican Post
Feb 01State’s “gold standard model” could be emulated nationwide Tenure reform should be linked to a new teacher evaluation system set to go into effect later this year that makes use of student test scores, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal and top figures in ... »
Local 216 Represents Monroe Water Plant Employees
Lincoln Parish News Online
Jan 30International Union of Operating Employees (IUOE), Local 216 – based in Baton Rouge – represents some of the City of Monroe water treatment plant employees, according to a contract negotiated with the city in the fall of 2010. See here the document. »
Movement Afoot To Deflate TOPS Scholarship Awards
The Hayride
Jan 30Movement Afoot To Deflate TOPS Scholarship Awards – Monroe News-Star »
Union Local That Endorsed Monroe Mayor Mayo From Baton Rouge
Lincoln Parish News Online
Jan 30The union local that last week endorsed Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo for re-election is not based in Monroe, contrary to reports in the local daily newspaper. Mayo gets city union backing A local union on Thursday endorsed Mayor Jamie Mayo to show its confi... »
Third Version of J’Boro Budget Ordinance Tabled – Serious Revenue Shortfall Now Evident
Lincoln Parish News Online
Jan 30A third version of Budget Ordinance #706 was shown to the Town of Jonesboro’s Board of Aldermen at last Friday’s special called meeting, only to be tabled because additional changes needed to be made, according to the town’s controversial mayor Leslie ... »
