Nina Ghaedi
Digital News Producer
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Nina is a Michigan native who got her start in the news industry as a director. She is excited to continue her career as a digital content producer and report on stories across the ArkLaMiss.
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On Friday, Sept. 22 around 12:20 a.m. Monroe Police Department responded to a shooting at Parkview Apartments that left 61-year-old, Recca Jones dead.
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Louisiana Tech University made the Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges list for the second year in a row.
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Saturday, Sept. 23, is the last day to register to vote online or make changes to your voter registration information.
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On Sept. 21, Mitch Bratton, suspended Grayson chief of police, was sentenced to three years in prison. The judge suspended two of the years - leaving him to only serve one year.
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On Sept. 16 around 5:30 a.m., Monroe Police Department responded to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of 42-year-old Jennifer Francisco.
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On Sept. 21 a little before 12 p.m., the Monroe Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 1500 block of South Twelfth Street.
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The Uvalde Foundation For Kids is awarding Ouachita Parish student, Aubrey L. Griffin, with its National Student Hero Award after learning that Griffin reported a possible threat at her school on Sept. 12.
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On Sept. 21 around 12:15 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash that left 32-year-old Tyler Thiels dead.
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The Monroe Police Department has apprehended a man in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred in February.
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Dr. Tod Lawhon, a former dentist in Bastrop, has been sentenced to 20 years of hard labor after being found guilty of killing his wife, Lenora Lawhorn.
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The proceeds from the race will benefit Horse Assisted Therapy Services of North Louisiana, Inc.
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Monroe authorities respond to a fire at Parkview Apartments.
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Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi included in states that have underfunded HBCU land-grants.
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A movie called “The Blind” featuring Phil and Kay Roberston of Duck Dynasty fame is coming to theaters.
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A woman in Sterlington was arrested for abandoning four dogs outside a church.
The owner of Freddie Cascio's Italian and Cajun Restaurant dies after a car accident.
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Routine road maintenance will be done to a bridge in Richland Parish on Sept. 23-24.
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The ULM Honors Program is celebrating the largest-ever freshman class for the program.
ULM is hosting a donation drive to help stock their on-campus food pantry.
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The City of Monroe is teaming up with the LifeShare Blood Center for a city-wide blood drive.
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The Ruston Farmers Market will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary on Sept. 21.
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Juveniles who were previously being held at Angola were moved to Jackson Parish Jail.
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Foster Farms will host the job fair on Saturday, September 16.
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The event was created to raise awareness of mental health and substance use disorders.
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For the third year in a row AT&T's Rising Future Makers scholarship program is back and aimed at HBCU students.
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The Lincoln Parish School District has announced the Teachers of the Year for 2023-2024.
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Parent/teacher conferences are coming up for Richland Parish.
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According to the Ouachita Parish Mosquito District and the Department of Health and Hospitals, 36 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile virus.
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A Monroe City school employee is under investigation.
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he Wellspring’s My Community Cares program will host a kickoff event.
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New rules are in place for tailgating due to the statewide burn ban.
On Wednesday, Sept. 6 before 11 a.m. Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 128 that left one man dead.
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The Ouachita Parish Republican Parish Executive Committee (RPEC) presents the first annual “Stumping on the Bayou.”
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State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a house fire in Monroe that left two men dead.
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On Monday, September 11, the City of Monroe will honor the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives during 9/11 with a memorial service.
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is preparing to deploy electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state.
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The National Cutting Horse Association Cotton Stakes Cutting Competition will be at the Hamilton Expo Center September 3-10.
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On August 30, 2020, at around 10 p.m. 21-year-old Jaemarko Tyrondel Moses was shot and killed at Dotson Park while being robbed, according to the Bastrop Police Department.
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LA 555 near the LA 128 intersection in Franklin Parish will be closed beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 8 a.m. until Friday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m.
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Louisiana will participate for the third year in a row in the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has been awarded the “Next Level” award for the month of August by the City of West Monroe and West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce.
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The City of Monroe and Ascent Health are teaming up by hosting a de-escalation training event on Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. for Rec Center employees.
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Officials for the City of Tallulah are asking residents to conserve their water until August 30 at 10 a.m.
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The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Annual Youth Fishing Tournament kicks off September 16.
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Some Ouachita Parish residents have expressed their concern for students who ride buses that don’t have air conditioning.
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that one in five women reported being mistreated during maternity care.
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