News for Human Interest
Monday, March 25, 2024
KTVE/KARD won 4 awards at the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters’ Prestige Awards. The annual awards show showcases the best in broadcasting from tv and radio stations across the state. Each award is separated into large and small market categories.
For the second year in a row, Chief Meteorologist Jarod Floyd won for Best Weathercast. This is the third time in four years that Jarod has been ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
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Wednesday, March 06, 2024
The Board of Directors of the Living Well Foundation announces that a Grant Cycle for 2024 will open April 26, 2024, to accept letters of intent, with applications completed by May 31, 2024. All requests must be submitted through the online software portal on the Foundation website by the completion date in order to be considered.
Grant-writing seminars and information for the grant cycle ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Education, Press Release, Community, Human Interest
Monday, February 26, 2024
The City of West Monroe and West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce are proud to continue to recognize businesses as part of a community pride campaign known as “Take West Monroe to the Next Level.” “Take West Monroe to the Next Level” is a community pride campaign that encourages business owners, residents, nonprofit organizations and others to join the City of West Monroe’s efforts to take ...read more
Categories: Community, Human Interest, Chamber, Education, Press Release
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The City of West Monroe has announced the following street closures and parade route for the Twin Cities Krewe de Riviere Mardi Gras Parade that will roll through West Monroe into Monroe on Saturday, Jan. 27.
The parade is set to roll at 5 p.m. from West Monroe High School. The parade will travel south on N. 7th Street to Mill Street, where it will turn left. It will then travel on Mill ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Human Interest
Monday, January 22, 2024
The Ouachita Parish School System is proud to announce that its Board members: President Tommy Comeaux, Shere May, Mike Batey, Jerry R. Hicks, Harold McCoy, Vice President Greg Manley, and David “Dabo” Graves have complied with the Continuing Education Training requirements for 2023 according to the Louisiana Revised Statute (LSA-R.S. 17:53) enacted by our legislators and made effective ...read more
Categories: Education, Human Interest, Press Release
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The Chamber is proud to announce Buddy Benches will be installed in all elementary schools in Ouachita Parish Schools System. The Buddy Bench serves as a powerful tool for students on the playground, providing them with a means to signal their feelings of loneliness or isolation to their peers. The Buddy Bench rules are simple, if you choose to sit on the bench, you must say yes to the first ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Chamber, Human Interest
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Executives RecognizeWMWO Chamber as 2023 Chamber of the Year
(September 18, 2023)
The West Monroe West Ouachita Chamber is proud to be recognized as the 2023 Chamber of the Year by Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Executives (LACCE) at the annual conference in Lake Charles today.
It’s an exciting time to be in the Chamber of Commerce industry and to be ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Human Interest, Press Release
