The News-Star

The News-Star

The News-Star serves as the main newspaper for Monroe and the northeastern part of Louisiana. It covers a circulation area that includes several parishes, stretching from Ruston in Lincoln Parish to Tallulah in Madison Parish, reaching up to the Arkansas border to the north and down to Ferriday in Concordia Parish to the south. This publication is part of the Gannett Company.

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  • 1 week ago | thenewsstar.com | Jimmy Watson

    • Elena Heng, a former Airline standout, became the first Louisiana Tech softball player to win a Rawlings Gold Glove. • Heng maintained a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 107 putouts and no errors. • She also contributed offensively with a .331 batting average, 40 runs scored, and 16 stolen bases.

  • 1 week ago | thenewsstar.com | Curt Popejoy

    The NFL offseason is in full swing with several teams already wrapping up their first round of OTAs and the rest of the league starting this week. We decided this was the perfect time to update our one-round mock draft for the 2026 NFL draft. This time around, we have five quarterbacks going in the first round and a new quarterback you might not have heard of yet but should. 9 - Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons) - CB Will Lee III, Texas A&M

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewsstar.com | Dan Benton

    Gambling involves risk. Please only gamble with funds that you can comfortably afford to lose. While we do our utmost to offer good advice and information we cannot be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred as a result of gambling. We do our best to make sure all the information that we provide on this site is correct. However, from time to time mistakes will be made and we will not be held liable. Please check any stats or information if you are unsure how accurate they are.

  • 3 weeks ago | thenewsstar.com | Ryan Miller |Bill Wolcott

    The Buffalo Bills' 2025 NFL schedule has been officially released. Buffalo has a favorable schedule with minimal travel and five prime-time games — only the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys will play more night games. The Bills open at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football in Week 1 and say goodbye to Highmark Stadium in the Week 18 season finale. A printable version of the full schedule is available at the link below. Time and date to be determined

  • 3 weeks ago | thenewsstar.com | Alyssa Barbieri

    The Chicago Bears have officially released their 2025 schedule, which features some hotly-anticipated match-ups during Ben Johnson's first season as head coach. In addition to facing their NFC North foes twice, the Bears will play the NFC East and AFC North next season, which includes home games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, as well as away games against the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles.

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