Good morning, Monroe.

KNOE First Alert News and Centric Credit Union will honor first responders from ArkLaMiss at their second annual awards ceremony on Oct.

19. The live banquet airs at 7 p.m. via the KNOE app (available on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and Android TV).

The Center for Children and Families is calling for sponsors for its annual Christmas Project to provide gifts to local children and teens by Dec.

2—last year, the program reached over 1,200 youth with wish lists detailing clothing sizes and gift requests.

The 2026 Brown Bag Concert Series kicks off with Clay LaBeff at Palace Park from 12-1 p.m. today and offers free admission, drinks, cookies, and $6 lunches from Newk’s Eatery.

Three more concerts—featuring Southern Grace, Josh Madden, and Tammy Martin—will follow on Oct. 14, Oct. 21, and Oct. 28.

Melissa Saye from NELA Children’s Museum shared a craft idea viewers can try at home during her appearance on Good Morning ArkLaMiss Tuesday, Oct.

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CVS Health donated $5 million in scholarship funds to support ULM College of Pharmacy students pursuing their Doctor of Pharmacy degree + 52 recipients were honored during the ceremony held on Monday, Sept.

28 at ULM with Governor Jeff Landry in attendance.

LDCC hosted campus safety and emergency response training on Tuesday, Oct.

6 at its Monroe campus to help students, staff, and faculty learn how to act during potential threats (including simulated scenarios). Police Chief Kenneth Thompson coordinated the training provided by LSU NCBRT.

Applications for the 2026-2027 Trash Receptacle Grant are now open online; eligible Louisiana parishes, municipalities, recreation districts + state agencies can request up to five quality trash receptacles for public spaces.

The deadline is Monday, Nov. 2 + grant recipients will be announced in December.

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf is expected to develop into tropical storm Isaias and possibly a hurricane later this week, with impacts in Louisiana potentially beginning Friday night.

Residents should monitor forecasts as uncertainty remains over its track & intensity.

Monroe Regional Airport will host a TSA PreCheck enrollment event in partnership with IDEMIA (Oct.

20 through Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) to help travelers enroll or renew their membership and speed up airport security.

Louisiana officials, including Gov. Jeff Landry, urged parents on Tuesday to follow safe sleep guidelines to help prevent nearly 90 infant deaths a year.

They recommended placing babies on their backs in clear cribs with firm mattresses (a shared responsibility for all caregivers).

Allegiance Health Management announced Monday night it will sell four hospitals including Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston + the transactions remain subject to regulatory approvals to ensure continued healthcare services for the community.

Flowers Foods Inc. is recalling select Nature’s Own Hawaiian Bread sold in Louisiana because some packages contain undeclared milk (posing a risk for those with milk allergies).

Consumers should return or throw away the affected 20-ounce and 40-ounce packages with best-by dates from Oct. 8 to Oct. 18.