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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
The Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana is proud to present a $7,000 check to The Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum as part of its ongoing investment in early childhood education through School Readiness Tax Credit funds. The presentation will take place on Thursday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m. at The Children’s Museum, 323 Walnut St., Monroe, LA 71201. Community members are invited to ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Education, Press Release
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
The Chennault Aviation & Military Museum is hosting Chennault Fest 2025 for its second consecutive year!
The festival will take place for two days on Friday, Nov. 7 – Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at 701 Kansas Lane, Monroe, LA, 71203. This fall event brings hot air balloons that light up at night, live music, food trucks, drinks, petting zoo, a kid’s zone and more for all ages.
“As a proud ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
United Way of Northeast Louisiana (UWNELA), in partnership with the Northeast Louisiana Bar Foundation, is proud to continue The Heirship Project, an ongoing initiative addressing the challenges of heir property and succession issues that impact families across Northeast Louisiana.The 2025-26 Heirship Project will feature free community workshops and attorney Lunch & Learn sessions, providing both ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
Monday, October 27, 2025
Today, the ARCO Board of Directors announced the upcoming retirement of their long-time executive director, Roma Kidd. Kidd is the longest serving Executive Director for ARCO, serving forty-four of the organizations seventy-one years of service. During her tenure, she made measurable improvements at ARCO in service delivery, program effectiveness, advocacy, and resource development.
“To have had ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Friday, October 24, 2025
The Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana (CCNELA), in partnership with the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Learning (LACAL), today announced that Governor Jeff Landry has officially declared October 23 as Lights On Afterschool Day in Louisiana. This declaration coincides with the 26th annual nationwide celebration, joining over a million champions in raising awareness for the vital role ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has arrived in Northeast Louisiana, bringing free books each month to children from birth to age five. This beloved program, founded by Dolly Parton in 1995, fosters a love of reading by mailing high-quality, age-appropriate books directly to children’s homes—at no cost to families.
Through a collaborative partnership with the Bank of Oak Ridge, The Center for ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
Friday, October 17, 2025
The University of Louisiana Monroe Public Defender Training Academy (ULM-PDTA) has been conducting statewide in-person and online workshops for public defenders for the past four years. These workshops are coordinated with the Louisiana Public Defender Board (LPDB) required by bipartisan legislation passed in 2020.
These training sessions are led by national experts and afford public ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release, Human Interest
Wednesday, October 08, 2025
A recent economic impact study shows that the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is one of the largest economic drivers in Northeast Louisiana, contributing $617.6 million in added income each year to the region’s economy.
The study, conducted by Lightcast and reflecting FY 2023–24, highlights the significant role ULM plays in workforce development, community vitality, and long-term ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Education, Press Release
Tuesday, October 07, 2025
The Kiroli Foundation and City of West Monroe are pleased to announce a special living history tour of Hasley Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 1.
The second annual “Hasley: Voices of the Past” will be a ticketed twilight tour of portions of the cemetery featuring the final resting place of notable community figures. Their intriguing tales and legacies will come to life through storytelling by ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
