Monroe News

A 28-year-old Monroe mother is facing a child desertion charge for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old son locked in a vehicle while she shopped.

Frank Coens has one word to describe the drinking water in West Monroe: disgusting.

University of Louisiana at Monroe police arrested a West Monroe man early Sunday morning after he reportedly admitted to owning marijuana and an open bottle of Jagermeister that was found in a car in which he was a passenger.

A Monroe man is in jail this afternoon charged with first degree murder. The suspect is Jason Ray Davis, 23 of Monroe.

In the midst of these celebrities' deaths, the passing from this life into heaven's life of one of our Christian leaders was lost.

Ouachita Parish will hold courses at the LDWF office in Monroe July 6 and 7 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. and July 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. for anyone wanting to purchase a hunting license.

Much needed parking space at Monroe City Hall is on its way to completion. The new parking lot at the north end of City Hall has 22 regular parking spaces and two handicap spots along with an Americans with Disability Act-approved ramp up to City Hall.

A 12-person 4th Judicial District Court jury returned a guilty verdict Saturday against Fred Kidd Sr.

Ouachita Parish sheriff's detectives charged a Monroe man with first-degree murder Tuesday following the investigation of a bloodstained truck left in a Swartz car wash.

A downed power line at Pershing Avenue and South Grand Street in Monroe caused $4,000 to $5,000 worth of smoke damage to a home located at 4110 S. Grand St.

Budget cuts originally threatened to kill the Louisiana Poison Control Center, a group that offers guidance for poison emergencies.

A Monroe man was charged Sunday with unauthorized entry to an inhabited dwelling after he was accused of entering another person's home without permission last week and retrieving an item he said belonged to him.

COMMUNITY TRUST BANK sponsored Saturday's night racing at Monroe Motor Speedway as CTB presented the Bumper to Bumper Late Models, Central Oil Supply Modifieds, Payroll Plus, SportMods, Sonic Drive-In Compacts, Thunderstocks, and the Cracker Barrel Convenient Stores Legends.

A West Monroe construction company could secure almost $3 million in federal stimulus money, according to the state.

Ruston Police released new information Thursday in the robbery of a Lincoln Parish bank and the arrest of 39-yera-old Tracy Hobbs.

A broken tree limb cut power to 1,100 customers in North Monroe on Friday, and Entergy is still working to restore power to 14 of those customers.

A man who was stabbed twice in his home was undergoing surgery early this morning and his alleged assailant was booked into Ouachita Correction Center charged with aggravated second-degree battery.

Area fishing fans are in for a treat Saturday when West Monroe product Jim Dillard, one of the nation's top pro fishermen, comes for a visit.

University of Louisiana at Monroe Police at 2:30 a.m. today arrested Brandon Ford Malone, 26, of Start on drug charges and a traffic charge.

KNOE has learned Ouachita Parish firefighters are on the scene of what is described as a "major" brushfire in a remote section of woods in West Monroe.