The carnival season ramps up this weekend with parades all across the state. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser plans to be in Washington DC on Fat Tuesday to promote the state’s new tourism slogan, “Louisiana: Feed Your Soul.” He says it’s his hope that it will be a safe Mardi Gras and he knows our state and local law enforcement is working hard to make sure it is…
Weather will play a big part in the festivities this weekend. Even though it will seem gloomy, above normal temperatures will remain, which State Climatologist Barry Keim says will help it to feel more like spring…
The Iris parade in New Orleans has been moved to 10am and the Tucks parade will follow at 11am.
Drax Biomass is relocating its headquarters from Atlanta to Monroe. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Sue Nicholson says Monroe’s economy is booming, and having several colleges in the area, companies are provided with a highly educated pool of workers to choose from.
A Monroe man was arrested after police found him climbing an electrical pole in his underwear. 23-year-old Ballard Rose told police he smelled gas in his apartment. He claimed he climbed the pole and was chewing grass to ground himself. When police went to his residence, they found methamphetamine. Rose was taken to the Ouachita Correctional Center.