MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - Many of our pets in the area will have the chanced to be blessed in the upcoming days.
Friday morning, October 5, Grace Episcopal Church held its blessing of pets.
Saturday morning, October 6, during its 16th annual "Bark in the Park" festivities put on by the Ouachita River Valley Animal League, there will be a blessing of the pets.
Sunday, October 7, St. Francis Medical Center is celebrating the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi with the annual Blessing of the Pets from 3 - 4 p.m. in Anna Gray Noe Park across from the main entrance of the hospital. The event is open to the public. Pet owners are asked that pets are leashed or secured for the protection of their pet and other pets at the park.
An interesting side-note, St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, is the Patron saint of animals and the ecology.
Saturday, May 25 2013 1:48 PM EDT2013-05-25 17:48:48 GMT
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - University of Louisiana at Monroe Police are searching for a suspect in a residential burglary in the 4100 block of Bon Aire Drive.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - University of Louisiana at Monroe Police are searching for a suspect in a residential burglary in the 4100 block of Bon Aire Drive.
Friday, May 24 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:40:16 GMT
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 52-year-old man apparently shot his 16-year-old son in the head and then turned the gun on himself in their home in River Ridge.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:47 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:47:06 GMT
MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A search is underway for an inmate who escaped from Morehouse Parish.25-year-old Christopher Allen Jones walked away from a work detail on Friday afternoon. Neighboring
MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A search is underway for an inmate who escaped from Morehouse Parish.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A Monroe lawmaker is pushing a bill to allow Louisiana's public school students to pray before and after school and even invite religious leaders on campus? Our Nolan Crane explains.
MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - A Monroe lawmaker is pushing a bill to allow Louisiana's public school students to pray before and after school and even invite religious leaders on campus? Our Nolan Crane explains.
