Monroe, LA

MONROE — Democrat State Rep. Pat Moore and Republican State Rep. Gabe Firment will go head-to-head in a runoff election for the U.S. Rep. in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District.The two candidates did not receive more than 50% of the vote Tuesday night, but beat Republicans Mike Echols, Stewart Cathey Jr., Omar Dantzler, Misti Cordell, Austin Magee,  and Democrats Dan McKay and Antonio Wilson.Moore was elected to serve as the state representative for Ouachita Parish in 201

BATON ROUGE, LA- Newly installed smoke alarms saved a family of seven after a fire broke out in their West Monroe rental home.The fire started around 1 a.m. on Friday, September 4, 2026. The alarms woke a 15-year-old girl,… Read More

A teenage girl heard the alarms go off at 1 a.m. and woke her mom. Seven people walked out safely. That's why smoke alarms matter so much. Continue reading…

The Benton Lady Tigers, Haughton Lady Bucs, Parkway, Lady Panthers and Providence Classical Academy Lady Knights closed the regular season with victories Thursday. District 1-I champion Benton defeated West Monroe three sets to none at home, Haughton defeated Airline 3-1 … Read More

A Monroe man was convicted on multiple charges and then ran into trouble again as he is accused of hurting his defense attorney. Continue reading…

Blake Baker threw for one touchdown and rushed for another while the Louisiana Tech defense held Old Dominion to minus-12 yards rushing in a 26-0 win on Saturday. With its 24-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe last week, the Bulldogs (5-2, 3-0…

BATON ROUGE — More than three times as many fans attended the Baton Rouge Kingfish's home opener as visited the Raising Cane's River Center for the Baton Rouge Zydeco's last home opener, a spokesperson for the arena told WBRZ.Friday night's Kingfish opener against the Monroe Moccasins had 3,076 attendees. The Zydeco hosted only 919 during their home opener.The Kingfish are Baton Rouge's newest attempt at bringing hockey to the capital city, with the Zydeco folding after thre

Susan Dekle displays the Marksville Garden Club’s October Garden of the Month sign at the home she shares with Danny Dekle on N. Monroe Street. Their property features yaupons, hibiscus, hydrangeas, gardenias, camellias and other landscaping. The Marksville Garden Club congratulates the Dekles on the October honor.

On October 8, 2026, United States Chief District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced three defendants in separate federal firearms cases.

The Baton Rouge Kingfish win their home opener 6-2 against the Monroe Moccasins Friday, October. 16, 2026, in Baton Rouge, La. The post PHOTOS: The Baton Rouge Kingfish win their home opener against the Monroe Moccasins appeared first on Reveille.