News and Announcements Listing

Posted: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 - 3:16pm

Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo and Community Affairs Director announce that Dr. GeorgeCannon has been hired as the new director of the Monroe Civic Center, effective Monday,October 1st.Mayor Jamie Mayo comments, “We are excited about the

Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 4:56pm

Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, the Monroe City Council, and Fire Chief Terry Williams announce the return of Regional Response Team 8 (USAR) members.“At approximately 3:15 this afternoon, our firefighters returned home safely. I want to thank

Posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 10:24am

Mayor Jamie Mayo is pleased to join the City’s Legal Department and union officials to announce the AFSCME Local 2388 municipal employee union has ratified its 2018-2020 Union Contract agreement. It will now go before the Monroe City Council

Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 3:54pm

WHAT: Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to join Monroe RegionalAirport Director Ron Phillips & Staff to announce and invite the media and public to a ribboncutting ceremony to officially commemorate the new mural

Posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 4:12pm

WHAT: Mayor Jamie Mayo, Monroe City Council Members, Fire Chief Terry Williams, and Police ChiefEugene Ellis invite you to join them for the 17th Anniversary memorial ceremony commemorating the events ofSeptember 11, 2001.Guests include: City

Posted: Friday, August 31, 2018 - 4:30pm

Monroe, LA — The community is invited to join United Way of Northeast Louisiana leadership, volunteers, donors,supporters, and partners in celebration of collaboration, community impact, and the power of volunteerism at the 2018United Way

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 4:28pm

Please note that all City of Monroe offices, Monroe City Court, City Marshal’s Office, Community Centers, Masur Museum of Art, and the Monroe Transit System will be closed in observance of the Monday, September 3, 2018, Labor Day Holiday;

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 4:26pm

Please join us at a press conference on September 4th at 9:30am at the Monroe Public Safety Center located at 1810 Martin Luther King Drive (165S) in Monroe, inside the Fire Department auditorium to announce a partnership this year between

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 4:14pm

     Monroe City Marshal Wince Highshaw reports that two deputies with the Monroe City Marshal’soffice were injured in a one vehicle accident around 3:30 pm Wednesday, August 29. Accordingto Marshal Highshaw, deputies Mike

Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 4:12pm

Please note the following temporary street closures due to the installation of a new gas line byAtmos.LOCATION: Grammont Street (from St. John to South Grand Street) andSouth Grand Street (from Wood Street to Grammont Street)WHEN: Tuesday,

Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 4:07pm

Soccer MeetingsAugust 22, 2018 Wed. 6:30 PM Saul Adler Recreation Center August 23, 2018 Thurs. 6:00 PM Chennault Park soccer fieldsAugust 25, 2018 Sat. 6:00 AM Chennault Park soccer fields Tennis MeetingsAugust 29, 2018 Wed. 2:00 PM

Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 - 9:14am

Monroe Director of Golf Obie Agbasi, announces that Chennault Park Golf Course will be closed to the public Tuesday, August 21, to give time for crews to cut up and remove downed limbs and trees caused by the high winds in the storm that blew

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2018 - 8:26am

Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to announce the following economic news. According to recent articles in the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and USA Today, Monroe worker incomes are growing at the fastest pace in

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2018 - 8:25am

WHAT: Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to join Community Affairs Director Robert Johnson, Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo Director Joseph Clawson, and Masur Museum of Art Director Evelyn Stewart to announce and

Posted: Friday, August 3, 2018 - 4:52pm

WHAT: Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to join Community Affairs Director Robert Johnson and Masur Museum of Art Director Evelyn Stewart to announce and invite the media and public to a ribbon cutting ceremony to

Posted: Friday, July 27, 2018 - 4:28pm

A Heat advisory will remain in effect until 9:00 pm. Heat Index Values will range between 105-degrees and 110-degrees this afternoon. Don't overdo. Rest when Necessary.Wear light colored clothing.Check on the elderly and ill.Avoid sugar

Posted: Friday, July 27, 2018 - 4:24pm

Mayor Jamie Mayo, members of the Monroe City Council, and Fire Chief Terry Williams are pleased to announce the Monroe Fire Department has been awarded a $100,110 grant, from FEMA, for the training of ten (10) Paramedics and ten (10) Advanced

Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018 - 9:44am

Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to join the Department of Community Affairs, the Real Cowboy Association, and event sponsors to invite the media and public to Monroe Civic Center Arena for a PRESS CONFERENCE, 12 noon

Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 1:59pm

Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to join Robert C. Johnson and the Department of Community Affairs to announce the following Parks & Recreation division event: WHEN and WHERE: 10 am – Until, Saturday, August 4

Ouachita Strong July Meeting
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 1:55pm

Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council joins municipal leaders throughout Ouachita Parish to invite the media and public to attend the community meetings below: Ouachita Strong Flood Resiliency Strategic Plan Community Update

Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 1:53pm

Until further notice, Effective Wednesday, July 11, 2018, Monroe’s Forsythe Point boat launching ramp will be closed due to the lowering of the Ouachita River. Vicksburg District Inspects Columbia Lock and Dam VICKSBURG, MISS., –

Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 9:29am

Mayor Jamie Mayo and the Monroe City Council are pleased to announce the following:WHERE: 11 am Thursday, July 28 - Ouachita Council on Aging, 2407 Ferrand Street MonroeWHAT: Led by the City of Monroe Planning & Urban Development

Posted: Monday, June 25, 2018 - 9:25am

WHERE: South 6th between Desiard Street to Harrison StreetWHAT: Traffic Signal RepairWHEN: Tuesday June 26, 2018TIME: 7:30 am - 2:00 pmCONTACT: J.R. Hicks at 318-953-3526 

Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 9:19am

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Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 3:21pm

WHAT: Mayor Jamie Mayo will name his appointment to be the NEW Department Head for the City of Monroe Planning & Urban Development DepartmentWHEN: 11 am Monday, May 21, 2018 during the Mayor’s Press BriefingWHERE: City Council Chamber,