Good morning, Monroe.

Ouachita Green held its annual awards luncheon at the West Monroe Convention Center today to honor local beautification efforts.

The event recognized individuals and businesses for environmental initiatives, trash pickup, and community support that help drive local development.

Downtown West Monroe will host two local events this weekend featuring Ouachita Live & the Gar Rodeo, as Anna Katherine Thompson discussed on Good Morning ArkLaMiss.

Local country musician Alyssa Freeman won first place at Bayou Star Search, marking a major milestone only one year after her debut — her win spotlights growing local musical talent.

Louisiana Works is launching apprenticeship and training reforms today to help local residents gain skills for jobs at the high-tech data center in Richland Parish; state leaders expect the program to boost local wages and participation within the next 18 months (an effort to secure jobs for the region).

ULM partnered with FMOL Health and B1BANK to rename Malone Stadium and Fant Coliseum to fund facility upgrades and student support.

The changes will begin soon to add premium seating and expand mentoring and internship programs for student-athletes.

The Louisiana Cancer Foundation provides cancer prevention, detection and treatment information and plans the upcoming MAD Dash 5K to support patient financial assistance in Monroe.

Founded in 1999, the organization connects patients with specialists (sharing research and diet tips) to ease the treatment journey.

Community leaders and healthcare advocates broke ground today for Communi-Health Services' new center, which will provide affordable care on a sliding fee scale (serving low-income families and underserved residents) and is set to open by January 2028.