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News
Mayor's race gets nasty
by Michael DeVault - posted
Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo says his re-election campaign will continue to remain positive in spite of what he described as vicious personal attacks by two of his opponents.

School system entertains budget cuts
by Sunny Meriwether - posted
Grappling with a projected deficit of about $3 million, a budget committee formed by the Ouachita Parish School Board recommended that no textbooks should be replaced for elective classes next year.

Carter campaigns on city's image
by Michael DeVault - posted
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final piece in a series of articles on the candidates for a seat on the West Monroe Board of Aldermen.

Armstrong foresees 'potential disaster'
by Michael DeVault - posted
EDITOR'S NOTE: This week The Ouachita Citizen continues a series of articles on the candidates for Monroe mayor.

White takes home top chamber award
posted
Ouachita Independent Bank Chairman Clyde White is the 2012 recipient of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce Rambin-Silverstein Award.

Tire dumping problematic in two PJ districts
by Michael DeVault - posted
The illegal dumping of tires on property in several Ouachita Parish neighborhoods continues to pose a problem for two members of the Ouachita Parish Police Jury.

Morris: Vets deserve special protection
by Sunny Meriwether - posted
Legislation prefiled by a Ouachita Parish lawmaker would increase penalties for felony battery on members of the armed services and disabled veterans.

MCSB approves $351,000 deal for tutoring
by Michael DeVault - posted
Some students at three troubled Monroe City Schools will receive assistance from a Shreveport school services provider, with the aim of preparing the students for standardized tests.

Jindal sells education reform to chamber
by Michael DeVault - posted
Gov. Bobby Jindal says it's time to reward Louisiana teachers whose students perform well and get rid of teachers whose students are failing.

Bayou Internet sells to New Orleans company
by Michael DeVault - posted
After more than 20 years of local ownership, Bayou Internet and Communications has been bought by a New Orleans-based Internet service provider.

Owl Street section to close temporarily Tuesday, Jan. 31
posted
The city of Monroe Traffic Engineering Division announces that Owl Street at Gayton Street, off of South College, will be closed from about 7 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Tempo
Fundraiser this weekend in Ruston
posted
Angels Among Us, in honor of Ms. Sammie Woods, will be held Feb. 4-5 at the Ruston Expo Center.

Cheniere Baptist hosts revival
posted
Cheniere Baptist Church will host evangelist Al Gist during the Bible Prophesy revival, set for Sunday, Feb. 5, through Wednesday, Feb. 8.

MGSL hosts acclaimed speakers
posted
Early February is typically a time for Louisiana gardeners and flower lovers to sit inside browsing seed catalogs, planning their garden's pruning needs, and looking for the first signs that spring flowers are just around the corner.

Counselors address variety of issues
posted
By Nancy Blanchard
Special To The Citizen

French Creative wins Gold MarCom Award
posted
French Creative Group captured a Gold MarCom Award in the recent international 2011 MarCom Awards competition for its "On the Wings of a Hero" marketing campaign promoting the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum's fundraising gala and banquet benefiting the museum's planned expansion.

Students touted for good grades
posted
Northeast Baptist School announces its Principal's List and Honor Roll for the second nine weeks:

ESU plans Shakespeare Competition
posted
The Monroe chapter of the English Speaking Union will hold its annual Shakespeare Competition on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the First United Methodist Church on Loop Rd. beginning at 2:00 pm. The competition will be held this year in conjunction with a featured presentation by Dr. Sandra Hill and Dr. Claudia Grimmell.

Weekly devotional and church listings: Feb. 2, 2012
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By GARY ANDREWS
gary@gadevotionals.com

ULM to host Eric Ewazen
posted
An internationally-acclaimed composer will be in residence on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe next week. And two ULM music faculty members will premiere a work he wrote especially for them.

  
Columns
Who needs the Bible anyway?
by Leonard Gray - posted
The Bible is just not Relevant to Modern Man"…this statement, either exactly or at least in essence, is "parroted" in front of college classes all over our nation. What junk!

It is the little things that matter
by Robert Charles Payne - posted
If you have heard me speak, or read anything that I have written over the past 30 years, then you have heard, "It is the little things that make a great big difference."

Optimism for the future continues to grow
by Bill Roark - posted
With the warm weather that has accompanied the beginning of 2012 we are seeing signs of commercial development emerging on the landscape. New developments are in the planning stage and restaurants and companies are making a move. As the economy continues to slowly improve, optimism for the future continues to grow. Look for 2012 to continue the trend set in 2011 which witnessed a return to normal activity in the commercial real estate market.

Martha Jane Anderson: Feb. 2, 2012
by Martha Jane Anderson - posted
Sometimes we Christians must face the fact that we are not going to have a trouble-free life.  

Slaying another sacred cow
by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted
Gov. Bobby Jindal apparently has too much idle time on his hands.

Editorials
Obama flunks simple math
posted
In his State of the Union speech last week, President Obama clearly showed us that he intends on engaging in class warfare in his drive to secure a second term in office.

Sports
Prep Girls Soccer Playoffs: WM win 4-1 / St. Frederick falls to Menard 4-0
by Jimmy Touchet - posted
The West Monroe Lady Rebels soccer team defeated St. Amant 4-1 behind three goals by Becca Dupuy.

Fugler a Hall of Famer
by Joey Martin - posted
all it an obsession, call it stubbornness. Call it frustration.

Signing Day - 20 Parish athletes sign to play at next level
by Jimmy Touchet - posted
Ouachita Parish capped its historic prep football season with "National Signing Day" on February 1st at several high schools.

Parish Prep Hardwood Action Heats Up
by Jimmy Touchet - posted
Parish prep boys basketball teams are entering the halfway point of their district schedules and with only two weeks remaining in the prep basketball season, every game is critical to race for the district championships and post season seeding.

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