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Bastrop Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Tresean Purdy.

Monroe Police Department are searching for a person involved in a shooting on Feb. 5, 2023 around 3 p.m. near the 1600 block of S. 8 St.

ABJ Outreach Inc. is partnering with Senator Katrina Jackson to host a Black History event, History Comes to Life, on Feb. 11, 2023.

The City of Monroe has announced the parade route and street closures for the Krewe of Janus parade, happening Sat., Feb. 11, 2023.

University of Louisiana Monroe’s President Dr. Ronald Berry emailed the employees about a W-2 Form mistake on Feb. 3, 2023.

University of Louisiana Monroe’s Honors Program Director, Dr. Joshua Stockley has been appointed to the National Collegiate Honors Council’s (NCHC) Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

Monroe Police Department arrested Demontrell Smith for meeting and paying a juvenile for sexual acts on Feb. 4, 2023.

Bastrop Police Department arrested Michael Jones on Jan. 27, 2023, who they say is connected to a shooting on Jan. 7, 2023, near Highland and N. Washington in Bastrop

The Vicksburg Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a wanted suspect

Fair Park Baptist Church is hosting a Champions of Faith night for women on Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.

Visit Natchez announced they have launched new branding including a new logo and website.

Several schools will be closed on Feb. 1 due to inclement weather.

Monroe Police Department has identified E’Marion D. Graham as one of the gunmen that shot at Monroe officers on Jan. 28, 2023.

Union Parish Sheriff’s Office made a Facebook post on Jan. 30, 2023, saying they arrested Jonathan Lee Ates (41), of Bernice, after a complaint of sexual abuse of a juvenile.

Mayor Friday Ellis has been invited to join the 2023 Mayor’s Institute on City Design (MICD) Just City Mayoral Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says several inmates escaped the Columbia County Detention facility around 1 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2023, after a security check attack.

El Dorado School District (ESD) has entered into a Solar Services Agreement with energy and solar company Entegrity.

Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested three individuals on Jan. 25, 2023, after a six-month drug investigation.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Prevention on the Go program provides educational and early detection resources to the Delta Region of northeast Louisiana.

Louisiana State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Hwy 125 around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 28, 2023.

The United States District Judge Robert L. Summerhays sentenced Chance Seneca to 45 years in prison for kidnapping and attempting to murder a gay man in Lafayette on Jan. 25, 2023.

The University of Louisiana Monroe’s Associate Professor of Art, Cliff Tresner has been invited to the Vermont Studio Center for a three-week residency from May to June of 2023.

The U.S. News and World Report has named Louisiana Tech University’s Master of Business Administration online program number one in the state.

The Vicksburg Police Department says they are searching for Christopher Morgan for an alleged drive-by shooting.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released data that shows Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment is showing job growth.

Louisiana State Police say they responded to a one-vehicle crash on Jan. 23, 2023, around 3 p.m.

The Clerk of Court website has been down since Dec. 2022 due to issues with the web provider, Cott Systems.

The University of Louisiana-Monroe says they are hosting a forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for the athletic director candidate John Hartwell.

West Monroe is one of the 20 cities in the Best Southern Small Towns category.

The Louisiana Board of Directors named Alana Cooper as Chairman of the Louisiana Travel Association on Jan. 20, 2023.

CPSO Cyber Crime Unit says they began an investigation on Brown who was communicating online with who he thought was a minor.

The West Monroe Police Department says they responded to reports of a suspicious item at Trenton Baptist Church on Jan. 22, 2023.

C & C Tree Company, LLC say they will be having a fundraiser to raise money for Pat Bass’ family on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, in the OIB Plaza parking lot.

The Monroe Police Department say they responded to a shooting on Jan. 2, 2023, at 3803 Dunlop St. around 10 p.m.

The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for Joseph Daniel Pennington for outstanding warrants.

According to LSP, Wanda C. Kennedy, 79, was traveling on Lousiana Hwy 2 west of Louisiana Hwy 587 when her vehicle exited the road and hit a tree.

Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office and Rankin County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man in Brandon, Ms. accused of online solicitation by pretending to be a minor.

Louisiana Tech Police Department is investigating the Integrated Engineering and Science Building vandalism that occurred on Dec. 31, 2022.

The Monroe Police Department asks the public for help in locating a wanted suspect.

The Louisiana State Police Troop F say they responded to a crash involving a motorcycle around 4:15 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2023.

The Mangham Police Department responded to a call reporting a shooting near the 100 block of Hixon St. around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2023.

The Bastrop Police Department found multiple firearms and narcotics during a search on Jan. 6, 2023.

The Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has received a grant to allow them to expand cancer screening in the rural areas of Northeast Louisiana.

The 13th Judicial Drug Task Force (JDTF) closed a several-month-long drug investigation which resulted in multiple arrests in El dorado on Jan. 3, 2023, with the help of the El Dorado Police Department and Union County Sheriff’s Department.

The University of Louisiana-Monroe says they will be honoring coach Lou St. Amant by changing the baseball field name on Jan. 20, 2022.

The West Monroe Police Department responded to a call at 202 Conella St. on Dec. 29, 2022 in reference to the death of Corporal Brian Stoddard of the Monroe Police Department.

The Humane Society of Louisiana helped rescue multiple dogs and puppies from an abandoned trailer in Grayson, La after their owner was arrested on Dec. 25, 2022.

Comcast is expanding its broadband network to the unserved areas of Ouachita Parish. This will give several hundred residents and businesses advanced communication services such as gigabit-speed internet

The National Weather Service of Shreveport has rated the Jackson Parish tornado an EF-2. Peak winds were estimated near 122 miles per hour.

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