West Monroe News

Jennifer Carol Overton and Leander Joseph Lavergne III exchanged wedding vows on Friday, February 10, 2012 during a 7:00 p.m. ceremony at St.

Vantage Health Plan has announced the following personnel moves: Brittany Gix has joined the company as an administrative assistant; Theallas Walker has joined the company as a help desk technician; Janet Mills has joined the company as a Medicare accountant; Mary-Francis Siggers has moved to the marketing department as an account executive; and ... (more)

When my sisters and I were growing up on Bull Run Road, we spent a lot of time outdoors - and not... Whether it were the 3-year-old children wrapped in feather boas at Pecanland Mall; or furry poodles and collies donning green, purple and gold robes at Antique Alley; or shivering tailgaters along Louisville Avenue as the day came to a close and ... (more)

For the lead actors in "New Hope," working on the movie in Monroe and West Monroe will not be soon... When my sisters and I were growing up on Bull Run Road, we spent a lot of time outdoors - and not... Improvements for the city of Monroe's water distribution system as well as roof repairs at the zoo are slated to be discussed at Tuesday's Monroe ... (more)

For the lead actors in "New Hope," working on the movie in Monroe and West Monroe will not be soon... When my sisters and I were growing up on Bull Run Road, we spent a lot of time outdoors - and not... A local couple has filed a federal lawsuit against a health care product manufacturing company that was shut down by the Federal Drug ... (more)

West Monroe police arrested a driver Friday after he attempted to pass two 18-wheelers by driving on the shoulder of Interstate 20.

Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way.

Hand weeding is one of the most demanding chores in gardening, but it doesn't have to be that way.

OUACHITA PARISH, La., - There are three Mardi Gras parades scheduled for this Saturday, the 11th, here in the Monroe area.

WEST MONROE, La. - Samantha Sumpter,31, is bringing up a ten-year-old and an eight-year-old on her own.

A former East Carroll Parish sheriff was arrested by Ouachita Parish deputies Wednesday evening accused of disturbing the peace and failing to fully pay for gasoline.

Pope John Paul II Catholic High School celebrated Catholic Schools Week with Saint Margaret Mary and Our Lady of Lourdes.

John David Harper, 25, 437 Brown St., West Monroe, was arrested Wednesday, accused of stealing more than $5,000 from the woman he was eating with at Olive Garden restaurant.

The driver of a vehicle and the passenger were arrested Wednesday after alcohol and drugs were found in the vehicle during a traffic stop by Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office deputies.

Mayor Dave Norris said expansions and improvements at the West Ouachita Senior Center and the West Monroe Community Center can house as many as 1,000 displaced people.

The OCS girls soccer team didn't go down easy, tying the score early in the first half, but No.

Three men have been sentenced for hanging a dead raccoon in a noose from a flagpole in effort to intimidate black students attending Beekman Junior High School.

The Richwood Rams used a 22-5 run at the beginning of the second quarter to race past the Rayville... 'New Hope,' the second feature length film produced primarily in northeastern Louisiana, will premiere at 7 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in West Monroe.

Very few times do we use the word "legend", but Tuesday night in West Monroe, that word "fittingly" describes Bobby Bowden, the former Florida State head coach.

Former Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Colonel Marc Mashaw is claiming that Sheriff Royce Toney violated the state's whistleblower statutes when he walked out of an internal affairs investigation being conducted by the sheriff Jan.