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🌱 Monroe's $110 million infrastructure plan clears a key hurdle

Monroe, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Monroe! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Monroe's $110 million infrastructure plan clears a key hurdle
  • Monroe Garden Club opens a new round of beautification grants
  • Monroe joins Louisiana cities watching a late-week cooldown

Also on today's calendar: Needlepoint Sit & Stitch and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Some sun with a shower, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Louisiana Bond Commission approves Monroe's $110M capital investment package (myarklamiss.com) — Monroe's proposed $110 million infrastructure package has cleared the state Bond Commission, but still needs City Council approval. City officials plan an initial $60 million round for street repairs, drainage and parks, with money set aside for each council district. Specific projects and schedules are still to come.
   

2. Monroe Garden Club to offer grants for beautification projects (knoe.com) — Monroe nonprofits, schools and government entities can seek up to $1,000 for beautification and conservation projects through the Monroe Garden Club. Applications open Nov. 16 and are due Jan. 15, 2027, with about $4,700 available overall. Funded projects must be completed by Oct. 1, 2027.
   

3. Why Louisiana residents should keep an eye on the thermometer this week (thenewsstar.com) — Colder weather is headed into Louisiana late this week, with Monroe among the cities included in the forecast beginning Thursday. Friday is expected to be the coldest day, with lows in the upper 30s in some locations, though the supplied report gives no specific temperature forecast for Monroe.
   

4. Three arrested in separate Union Parish narcotics investigations (knoe.com) — Three separate drug investigations in Union Parish led to charges against a Downsville man and two detention center inmates, the sheriff's office says. Nicholas Ian Craft faces methamphetamine distribution charges, while searches at the jail allegedly uncovered drugs that resulted in additional possession and contraband charges against the inmates.
   

5. Northeast Delta Human Services Authority launches new maternal health initiative to help pregnant and parenting women (myarklamiss.com) — Pregnant and parenting women in North Louisiana have a new source of outpatient help for mental health and substance use concerns through Northeast Delta Human Services Authority. Its maternal health initiative combines treatment and care coordination, aiming to address barriers such as transportation problems and unstable housing that can keep mothers from getting care.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Monroe

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