Good morning, Monroe.

Walmart Neighborhood Market on Desiard Street will close on June 29 for a four-week remodeling to add new fixtures, LED lighting and enhanced grocery pickup options; the Pharmacy and Fuel Station will remain open while nearby locations serve customers.

Charlie Ballard retires after 33 years at ULM’s Physical Plant.

He kept the Warhawk statue shining (a campus photo tradition for incoming students) with a technique he started in 2009.

Monroe city pools at Johnson Community Center on Burg Jones Lane and Liller Marbles Community Center on Renwick Street are open through July 31 with Tuesday-Saturday hours from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.—the pools will be closed June 19 and July 4 for holidays.

Mayor Friday Ellis announced that city offices and courts will be closed Friday, June 19 for Juneteenth + transit resumes Saturday, June 20, trash pickup takes place Wednesday, June 17, and the zoo and golf course remain open.

Farmerville Chief of Police & Town Marshal Ernest 'Bim' Coulberston was inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame on Friday, June 5 at the Cook Hotel & Conference Center in Baton Rouge.

He was honored for his long service in law enforcement.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has imposed immediate restrictions on animal shipments from out-of-state areas with New World Screwworm after the parasite was detected in Texas; shipments require an Official Certificate (valid for seven days) to enter the state.

Dr. Marina Jeffery from Ochsner LSU Health advises Monroe residents to beat today's extreme heat by staying cool, drinking water, and wearing light-colored clothing — a measure especially important for seniors and children to avoid heat stroke and exhaustion.

Lux Smith, a Ruston High School freshman, is in a Little Rock hospital after suffering a heat-related injury at football practice last week, though tests show slow improvement (he remains unconscious) and his father remains hopeful for recovery.