West Monroe News

Teams from Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas and Florida will be in attendance at the 3rd annual Louisiana/Mississippi Junior Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament on Friday and Saturday night at the West Monroe Sports Complex.

About 400 teens and youngsters are in West Monroe this week, to show off their horses and riding.

State Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited two Ouachita Parish men July 5 for exceeding the limit of game fish on the Ouachita River in Morehouse Parish.

Gabriel L. Landry, 31, of 3633 Red Cut Loop Road, West Monroe, was arrested late Sunday for criminal mischief by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

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

West Monroe police arrested a man late Saturday night after initially stopping him for not wearing a seat belt and crossing a street's yellow lines.

West Monroe police arrested a man Friday evening for drugs after initially being pulled over for failing to use a turn signal.

WEST MONROE - Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday signed into law a pair of career diploma bills at West Ouachita High School's agricultural sciences building that require public high schools to offer an alternative, vocational-based curriculum in addition to a traditional, college preparatory track.

WEST MONROE - Gov. Bobby Jindal isn't saying much about why he's asked for the resignation of one of his appointees to the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Many local residents will take the opportunity to celebrate the Fourth of July by shooting their own fireworks.

A 70-year-old West Monroe man was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on a domestic abuse battery charge.

COADE announced today that the company has donated 43 seats of CADWorx Plant and 43 seats of CADWorx P&ID to Louisiana Technical College , Region 8, Delta Ouachita Campus, in West Monroe, Louisiana, to train students on using software for plant design and process and instrumentation diagram applications.

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.

Friends and family laid to rest Wednesday one of the most respected men in the law enforcement community.

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

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.

A number of state employees could be left biting their nails Monday, not knowing whether they'll have a job after July 1. That's the assessment state Sen.

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.

Local officials could announce by late next week how to pay for a $15-million incentives package local governments pledged to help lure V-Vehicle to Ouachita Parish.

Louisiana's Joint Legislative Budget Committee will consider whether to approve Gov.