Former councilman Gilmore to appeal conviction by Johnny Gunter - posted Saturday, May 18th, 2013 @ 11:42 pm SHREVEPORT -- The attorney for former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore Jr., who was convicted of racketeering Thursday in U.S. District Court, said his client would continue fighting. Defense attorney Charles Kincade said that "we're very disappointed with this partial conviction, but we're going to keep fighting." Gilmore was found not guilty of extortion under the Hobbs Act. Gilmore was convicted for violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO. The conviction stemmed from his involvement with Monroe businessman Eddie Hakim. Gilmore refused to comment after the verdict. Read More…

Todd Newton indicted for 'moonshining' posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 4:12 pm Read More…  A Ouachita Parish grand jury returned indictments against Todd R. Newton Thursday, charging him with one count of intimidating witnesses and several other misdemeanor counts.

Former councilman Gilmore found guilty by Johnny Gunter - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 3:40 pm Read More…  SHREVEPORT -- Former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore was found guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Monroe man, 70, arrested for urinating in public posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  Officers with the West Monroe Police Department arrested a 70-year-old Monroe man last Saturday on charges of urinating in public and disturbing the peace by intoxication.

Police 'take down' violent WM man posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  A West Monroe man who caused a disturbance at Waffle House on Thomas Road last Sunday resisted arrest and was grounded by a West Monroe police officer's "straight arm bar take down."

Tallulah man starts fight at WM police station posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  West Monroe police responded to a dispatch last week regarding a Tallulah man who started a physical confrontation with a woman outside the West Monroe police station at 2301 North 7th St.

WM police arrest 'foreigner' for DWI posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  A Ruston man was arrested last Sunday for DWI after West Monroe police noticed the man driving fast on Bridge Street, making an improper lane change and nearly striking another vehicle on Stella Street.

Defense: Payments weren't bribes by Johnny Gunter - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  SHREVEPORT — Closing arguments were scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday (today) in the extortion and racketeering trial of former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore Jr.

WM eyes 'stand-still' budget by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  Retirement contributions will consume some 13 percent of the city of West Monroe's general fund budget in the fiscal year that begins July 1, but the city's accumulated surplus will rise to about $6.9 million over the next year.

Council members, Mayo squabble over appointments by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  In spite of protests from Mayor Jamie Mayo, the Monroe City Council introduced a measure Tuesday to limit the terms of interim city department heads appointed by the mayor.

Recent DeltaFest event spurs content rating ordinance by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  The Monroe City Council's regular meeting Tuesday night broke down into a heated debate between Mayor Jamie Mayo and Councilman Ray Armstrong as the two argued over whether to assign a "rating" to events held at city facilities.

PJ claims town missed deadline to challenge tax by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  The town of Sterlington missed the deadline to constitutionally challenge a 1-cent sales tax the Ouachita Parish Police Jury has levied throughout the parish except in Monroe and West Monroe for more than three decades.

Stop nets 382 pounds of marijuana by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  A Florida man transporting 382 pounds of marijuana from Arizona to Florida was nabbed along Interstate 20 Saturday by the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office.

Man arrested in Peking incident by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  A West Monroe man was arrested last week on charges of theft and disturbing the peace after the man told police he was "f---ed up" from smoking synthetic marijuana.

Pay raises on probable path to victory this session posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  By John Maginnis & Jeremy Alford LaPOLITICS.com

Vidrine lands city superintendent job by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  Neville High School Principal Brent Vidrine was named superintendent of Monroe City Schools last week.

Obituaries published on May 16, 2013 posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  Ruby Hellen Jones Nations Ruby Hellen Jones Nations, 82, of West Monroe, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013. Her funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe. Interment was at Alexandria Memorial Gardens in Alexandria.Visitation was Sunday.

Sterlington responds to annexation suit by Zach Parker - posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  Greater Ouachita Water Co. has no right to challenge the town of Sterlington's annexation of property along U.S. Hwy 165 since Greater Ouachita is not a citizen or a public body, said Sterlington Mayor Vern Breland.

Standoff ends with suspect shooting himself posted Thursday, May 16th, 2013 @ 12:00 pm Read More…  A standoff between a West Monroe man and deputies with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office ended before 11 a.m. Wednesday after deputies gassed the man's residence and found the suspect with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Defense: No taped evidence of Gilmore taking bribes by Johnny Gunter - posted Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 @ 9:38 am Read More…  SHREVEPORT -- The defense attorney for former Monroe city councilman Arthur Gilmore tried Tuesday to show that his client did not take bribes from the government's key witness, Monroe businessman Eddie Hakim.