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Monroe elementary school mourn the passing of its employee
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On April 27, 2024, officials of Roy N. Shelling Elementary School announced the passing of one of their paraprofessionals, Cherteria Kennedy. Cherteria worked as a Paraprofessional for Pre-Kindergarten at the school and she was described by officials as a special lady. Yesterday, our Roy N. Shelling Sr. Elementary School family lost […]
Two arrested in Monroe during storage unit drug bust
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On April 24, the Monroe Police Department was called to investigate a potential drug deal. According to the Metro Narcotics Unit of Ouachita Parish, an investigation revealed that four storage units were being rented out by Frederick Biedenharn and his girlfriend, Lisa Allen. MPD executed a...
Barrington Drive shooting leaves one dead; police searching for suspect
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - UPDATE: Monroe Police are searching for a man following a deadly shooting that happened on the 2900 block of Barrington Drive. On April 26 at 12:28 p.m., MPD officers responded to the shooting. Authorities said when they arrived they found one man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.
Homes in Ouachita Parish sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in Ouachita Parish saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $210,000. The median home sold for $176,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent month for which figures are available, was down 16.2% from December. ...
Monroe PD seize over 10 pounds of narcotics during drug bust; suspect arrested
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On April 24, 2024, at 2 PM, officers of the Monroe Police Department received information from a confidential informant that a male subject just obtained a large amount of narcotics to sell. Authorities were advised that the narcotics were delivered to the Mary Lee Apartments on Desiard Street.
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 16-year-old
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help finding a 16-year-old girl who ran away from home. According to OPSO, Trencity Mays was last seen at her home in Monroe on April 17 around 11 p.m. Anyone with information on Mays’...
$400K grant to Southern Railroad Commission expected to benefit Monroe economically
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Southern Rail Commission received a $400,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) through the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Fund to help expand and improve passenger rail service throughout the Southern United States, which includes the development of the Dallas to Atlanta passenger train that will run through the City of Monroe and other areas along I-20. The grant will be used to support the administrative and planning responsibilities of the SRC.
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