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Drs. Eric Siereveld & Pearson Cross bring jazz to the studios of 90.3 KEDM Public Radio. Dr. Siereveld is an Assistant Professor of Trumpet & Jazz at the University of Louisiana Monroe. He also leads numerous ensembles at ULM. A veteran of the New York City music scene, his Broadway tour/credits include; Young Frankenstein, two tours with Elf: The Musical, Addams Family (International). Dr. Pearson Cross is the Director of School of Behavioral & Social Sciences at ULM. Cross is a professional jazz piano player and has performed with the Monroe and Lafayette Symphonies. He is also a gifted music teacher bringing up young musicians in the jazz piano tradition.
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Dr. Alexis Horace received the award on March 28, 2025, at the annual "For Our Future" Conference hosted by the UL System.
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Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) to announce the launch of a new program at its Winnsboro campus designed to help students earn their high school equivalency while gaining real-world skills to begin a career as an electrician.
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Downtown Monroe's River Market brings food and crafts together.
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The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Louisiana... Ouachita River At Monroe affecting Union, Ouachita and Caldwell Parishes. For the Ouachita River...including Felsenthal Lock and Dam, Monroe, Columbia...Major flooding is forecast.
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Authorities say ex-LSU receiver Kyren Lacy has died at age 24 in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by officers in Houston. Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in December in south Louisiana that had clouded his NFL prospects.
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Ochsner LSU Health has finalized the purchase of a building that will become Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Cancer Center.
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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (DHP) announce the opening of the application period for Historic Preservation and Certified Local Government Grants for fiscal year 2025-2026.
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Poet and educator Julie Kane is the recipient of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award from the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana.
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Louisiana Tech University researchers Dr. Shengnian Wang and Dr. Lingxiao Wang were recently awarded a combined $275,000 through the Future Use of Energy in Louisiana’s (FUEL) University Innovation and Research Development funding.
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The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM-Louisiana) is proud to announce that, for the second year in a row, its graduating class achieved a100% match rate in the National Residency Matching Program.
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Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) is now accepting applications for its new Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Apprenticeship Program at the Bastrop campus.