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1 week ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
Ochsner LSU Health bought a building in Monroe last week as the future site of a cancer center, expanding cancer treatment options as well as oncology services in northeastern Louisiana. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm{@42E65 2E bfb` !642?=2?5 |2== sC:G6[ E96 `a[`g_\DBF2C6\7@@E 724:=:EJ :D 6IA64E65 E@ 9@FD6 6I2> C@@>D[ EC62E>6?E 2C62D 2?5 :?7FD:@? 32JD 565:42E65 E@ D6CG:?8 42?46C A2E:6?ED]kDA2?
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1 week ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
The vote to convert Neville High School into a Type-2 charter school failed last week, with only 30 percent of parents of Neville High School students casting ballots. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm$E6H2CE $96=3J[ H:E9 E96 }6G:==6 r92CE6C pDD@4:2E:@?[ 6IA=2:?65 E96 DE2E6 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t5F42E:@? C6BF:C65 d_ A6C46?E @7 A2C6?ED E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? E96 G@E:?8 AC@46DD 7@C E96 492CE6C 2AA=:42E:@? E@ A2DD]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQAbQm“x? @FC 6J6D[ H6 24EF2==J H@? E92E 6=64E:@? H:E9 ea A6C46?E :?
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1 week ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
The city of West Monroe unveiled Monday the newly-renovated Sunken Gardens at Kiroli Park, along with two other upgraded structures, as part of the park’s 100th anniversary. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm{@42E65 ;FDE A2DE z:C@=: !2C<’D >2:? @77:46[ E96 $F?<6? v2C56?D :D @?6 @7 E96 7:CDE 2EEC24E:@?D E92E G:D:E@CD H:== D66 H96? 6?E6C:?8 E96 A2C<] %96 v2C56? #@@> 2?5 r2>6==:2 #@@>[ H9:49 H6C6 2=D@ C646?E=J C6?@G2E65[ DE2?5 ?6IE E@ E96 $F?<6? v2C56?D 2?5 42? 36 C6?E65 7@C 6G6?ED]kDA2?
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1 week ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
Revenues at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) have fallen short of covering expenditures by at least $20 million during the current and upcoming fiscal years, ULM officials say. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%92E 7:8FC6 :?4=F56D 2 Se\>:==:@? 567:4:E 7@C E96 4FCC6?E 7:D42= J62C 2D H6== 2D 2 S`b\>:==:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury agreed earlier this week to allocate $100,000 to support the West Monroe Recycling Center in light of Love the Boot Week, which ends April 13. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmsFC:?8 E96 !@=:46 yFCJ’D C68F=2C >66E:?8 |@?52J[ !@=:46 yFC@C %@?: q24@? 2D<65 96C 76==@H ;FC@CD E@ 4@?D:56C 2==@42E:?8 S`__[___ E@ E96 C64J4=:?8 46?E6C @G6C 2 E9C66\J62C A6C:@5] $96 6IA=2:?65 E9:D 2==@42E:@? 4@F=5 36 DFAA@CE65 E9C@F89 E96 !@=:46 yFCJ’D 9@DA:E2= D6CG:46 5:DEC:4E]kDA2?
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2 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Zach Parker |Kaitlin Maness
Two Monroe men recently escaped prison time for manslaughter and aggravated battery convictions thanks to district court judges’ rulings suspending the defendants’ sentences and giving them probation instead. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmx? @?6 42D6[ 2 >2? 244FD65 @7 7:C:?8 b_ C@F?5D :?E@ 2 C6D:56?46 @? $@FE9 `_E9 $EC66E[ :?;FC:?8 2 `b\J62C\@=5 8:C=[ :? }@G6>36C a_ab =2E6C A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ 288C2G2E65 32EE6CJ] %9@F89 t=:;29 !@H6==[ `g[ @7 |@?C@6 C646:G65 2 `_\J62C AC:D@?
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2 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
State lawmakers have pre-filed legislation for the legislative session beginning next week where they hope to gain support for measures establishing penalties for private companies that own or lease healthcare facilities across the state and leave them in financial distress as well as bringing some $400,000 in tax revenues to Ouachita Parish. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm%96 {68:D=2EFC6 :D D6E E@ 4@?G6?6 :ED C68F=2C =68:D=2E:G6 D6DD:@? @? pAC:= `c] u@FC =2H>2<6CD 2EE6?565 2 =F?496@?
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2 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
The Ouachita Parish School Board agreed Tuesday to spend some $10.4 million renovating the football stadium at West Ouachita High School, transforming it into a “state-of-the-art” facility. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmsFC:?8 :ED C68F=2C >66E:?8 %F6D52J[ E96 $49@@= q@2C5 2446AE65 2 S`_[be_[___\3:5 7C@> v6?ECJ r@?DECF4E:@? 7@C E96 AC@;64E] %96 3:5 H2D D@>6 S`]c >:==:@? 9:896C E92?
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2 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) may furlough or lay off faculty and staff in light of the university’s revenue shortfall that must be stemmed by July 1. kA 4=2DDlQAbQmpD @7 pAC:= b[ ?@ 7FC=@F89D @C =2J@77D 925 E2<6? A=246 2E E96 F?:G6CD:EJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 24E:?8 &{| !C6D:56?E }:4< qCF?@] w6 ?@E65 7FC=@F89D 2?5 =2J@77D H@F=5 36 4@?D:56C65 27E6C @E96C >62DFC6D H6C6 E2<6? E@ 4@CC64E &{|’D 3F586E D9@CE72==]kDA2?
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3 weeks ago | 
hannapub.com | Kaitlin Maness
Fourteen alleged “high-level drug traffickers” have been indicted in connection to a drug trafficking conspiracy across Ruston, law enforcement says. kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm{2DE H66<[ 2 7656C2= 8C2?5 ;FCJ :? $9C6G6A@CE C6EFC?65 2? :?5:4E>6?E 492C8:?8 `c DFDA64ED H:E9 4@?DA:C24J E@ 5:DEC:3FE6 >6E92>A96E2>:?6[ C24<6E66C:?8 2?5 7:C62C>D 492C86D] %6? DFDA64ED 92G6 366? 2CC6DE65[ H9:=6 7@FC C6>2:? 2E =2C86] k^AmkA 4=2DDlQA`Qm~? |2C49 af[ 24E:?8 &]$] pEE@C?6J p=6I2?56C w@@< 96=5 2 ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 2E E96 {:?4@=?
