News and Announcements Listing

Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 - 8:32am

(Monroe, LA) Please join Mayor Friday Ellis, Congresswoman Julia Letlow, and the City of Monroe as we make an infrastructure announcement. We’ll meet Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Calypso Pump Station located at 500

Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 - 1:37pm

(Monroe, LA) Please join the City of Monroe and Manning Architecture as we host a progress update on the City’s recreation center plans.There are two opportunities to catch our presentation. We’re meeting Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 12:00

Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 - 1:22pm

(Monroe, LA) Please join the City of Monroe and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce for a very special banner reveal. In an effort to promote school and neighborhood pride, as well as show support for the students of the Monroe City School System

Posted: Friday, February 10, 2023 - 1:17pm

(Monroe, LA) Please join Mayor Friday Ellis and the City of Monroe as we break ground on the Hadley Sewer Gravity Repair Project.We’ll meet Monday, February 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. The groundbreaking will take place near the entrance of the

Posted: Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 4:59pm

(Monroe, LA) Mayor Friday Ellis and the City of Monroe are hosting a pre-council update. Please join us Monday, February 13, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall for a briefing on some exciting projects and events happening in

Posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 1:23pm

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe is getting ready to let the good times roll with the Krewe of Janus on Saturday, February 11, 2023, but before the fun and revelry begin, we’d like to offer some safety tips and parade-day reminders. 

Posted: Monday, February 6, 2023 - 8:12am

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe’s Traffic and Engineering Department have announced the following temporary road closures due to an upcoming Cross Drain Replacement:The closure of through traffic from South Grand at Apple Street to South

Posted: Friday, February 3, 2023 - 3:18pm

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe is getting ready to let the good times roll with the Krewe de Riviere, but before the fun and revelry begin, we’d like to offer some safety tips and parade-day reminders. Safety Tips: • Do not leave

Posted: Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 11:53am

The following streets are now closed due to high water on the area roadways: South Grand Street at the 3100 BlockSouth 24th Street at Grammont Street and DeSiard Street Intersection We are monitoring our area roadways and will

Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 - 1:25pm

(Monroe, LA) Please join the City of Monroe and Carbo Landscape Architecture as we host a progress update on the City’s parks plan.We’ll meet Friday, February 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. The event will occur at Saul Adler Recreation Center at 3900

Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 1:39pm

(Monroe, LA) Please join Mayor Friday Ellis and the City of Monroe as we break ground on the Lee Avenue Street Improvements Project.We’ll meet Monday, February 6, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. The groundbreaking will take place along Lee Avenue behind

Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - 10:53am

(Monroe, LA) Mayor Friday Ellis is honored to announce he has been invited to join the 2023 MICD Just City Mayoral Fellowship, a program of the Mayor’s Institute on City Design (MICD) and the Just City Lab (JCL) at the Harvard Graduate School

Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 4:09pm

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe Engineering Department is set to reveal new stop signs at Thomas Avenue & Gordon Avenue and Alabama Street & Phillips Street.The reveal will take place Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.The Thomas

Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 4:10pm

(Monroe, LA) Join the City of Monroe as we get ready for the unveiling of the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail’s marker honoring the Monroe Civic Center.The unveiling is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. It will take

Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 - 2:29pm

***NOTICE*** TO ALL DEPARTMENTS:CITIZENS/MEDIA  *** JANUARY 24th ******CITY OF MONROE COUNCIL MEETING RESCHEDULED***  THE LEGAL & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY,  JANUARY 23, 2023, 6:

City of Monroe to Celebrate 44th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Salute
Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023 - 1:05pm

(Monroe, LA) Mayor Friday Ellis and the City of Monroe will host the 44 th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Salute. The event will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the W. L. “Jack” Howard Theater at the Monroe Civic

Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023 - 9:56am

The Masur Museum of Art Presents:Art on Purpose: Creating a Lasting LegacyExhibition Currently on View Through February 25, 2023Public Reception: Friday, January 20Reception Time: 5:30-7:30 pm with collectors and artists talk at 6:00

Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023 - 9:40am

(Monroe, LA) In preparation for drainage work associated with the South Grand overlay and sidewalk project, the City of Monroe’s Traffic and Engineering Department have announced the following temporary road closures:The closure of South

Christmas Tree Recycling
Posted: Friday, December 30, 2022 - 9:09am

Christmas tree recycling is underway from now until January 13, 2023. People can bring their trees to the northeast parking lot of the Monroe Civic Center located at 401 Lea Joyner Memorial Expy, Monroe, LA, 71201.

Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 4:22pm

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe and the surrounding areas recently endured several days of below-freezing temperatures. Ahead of the arrival of the dangerous cold, Mayor Friday Ellis and City of Monroe employees took necessary steps to ensure

Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 2:55pm

Due to the holiday and the anticipated below-freezing temps, the Chennault Golf Course will be closed tomorrow, December 23, 2022, through Monday, December 26, 2022. The course will reopen Tuesday, December 27, 2022.

Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 10:37am

(Monroe, LA) The Monroe area will soon experience extremely cold temperatures. Sustained cold temperatures and wind chill can cause exposed water pipes to freeze and burst. Even a tiny crack can unleash more than 200 gallons of water in a

Posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 10:19am

(Monroe, LA) The City of Monroe is opening a warming station to help locals in need escape the dangerous cold forecasted for the next few days.The warming station is at Liller Marbles Community Center located at 2950 Renwick Street.We will

Posted: Monday, December 19, 2022 - 12:59pm

(Monroe, LA) Mayor Friday Ellis announces all City of Monroe facilities will be closed Friday, December 23, 2022, and Monday, December 26, 2022, for the Christmas holiday. Offices will reopen Tuesday, December 27, 2022.City of Monroe

Posted: Monday, December 19, 2022 - 10:44am

(Monroe, LA) Mayor Friday Ellis, the City of Monroe, and the I-20 Board cut the ribbon on a group of infrastructure projects. Those projects include the following:1. I-20 North Frontage Road, Phase 2This project was constructed by Womack