University of Louisiana at Monroe associate professor of biology Russell Minton and a pair of his graduate students came across the flamed tigersnail, thought to no longer be found in Louisiana, by accident.

Here's an available lure for recruiting newcomers to Monroe and northeastern Louisiana: It's much cheaper to live here than it is in metro areas elsewhere.

Not everyone can be home for Thanksgiving. For some, there are alternatives. Capt. Mark Gilliam of the Salvation Army said they will be serving a traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thursday.

The holiday season can be a taxing time for people who have recently lost a loved one.

Neel-Schaffer Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of two of its staff members.

Thanksgiving, for most, is a time to celebrate with food and be thankful for family, friends and home.

MONROE - The Flamed Tigersnail, thought to be extinct in Louisiana, are apparently alive and well in Black Bayou.

The University of Louisiana at Monroe Museum of Natural History will celebrate the 150th anniversary of biologist Charles Darwin's controversial work, 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection,' at a lecture in the museum.

Your dollar stretches farther in Ouachita Parish than most other metropolitan U.S. markets, according to the ACCRA Cost of Living Index.

There is a story, possibly apocryphal, that President Lyndon Johnson fired his White House chef after he discovered the cook had used sirloin to make chili.

Bo Spencer had a career high 23 points and LSU held Louisiana-Monroe scoreless for the first 7:48 as the Tigers won the season opener for both teams, 82-62, at the Maravich Assembly Center Friday.

Events Friday include 3:30 p.m.: Alumni Tour of Residence Halls. 7 p.m.: Men's basketball home opener versus the University of Louisiana at Monroe, LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

All three University of Louisiana System schools in the region are readying to distribute the H1N1 flu vaccine to students and faculty, groups among the most vulnerable to contract the virus.

LSU senior guard Alex Farrer will be out at least six weeks with a dislocated kneecap, Coach Trent Johnson said Tuesday.

Education is in Emily Dunn's genes, but she took a detour before joining the Monroe City Schools system like her mother and grandparents before her.

University of Louisiana at Monroe police on Saturday arrested Marcus Starr, 29, of 4004 Dunlop St., Jeremiah Starr, 31, of 3809 Wiley St., and Terresz Robinson, 31, of 33 Woodberry Drive, all of Monroe, were booked into Ouachita Correctional Center on charges of simple possession of marijuana and possession of PCP.

Pam and Bobby McCulloch of Birmingham, Ala. and Michael Reed of Birmingham are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie Suzanne Reed, to Andrew Emmett Arrant, son of Travis and Karen Arrant of West Monroe, La.

The first official trips along Monroe's new biking and walking paths were made on Friday.

The Lambda Rho Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus celebrated its 35th anniversary in October by planting an oak tree in Scott Plaza.

A University of Louisiana at Monroe toxicology graduate is coordinating a Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day, a first for Ouachita Parish.