United Way of Northeast Louisiana has teamed up with Royal Family Kids NELA and the Louisiana Foster Care Support Organization to support foster children and families in the Monroe DCFS region this holiday season.

The 40th Annual Don Weems Memorial Chili Cook-Off will be held on November 15 at The Grove. Teams of up to six will prepare chili from scratch on-site, with awards for Open and Student divisions as well as a People’s Choice Award. Tastings begin at 11:30 a.m.; a wristband allows sampling and voting. Team registration closes November 13.

Doug Duffey and BADD took top honors at the 2025 Ouachita River Blues Challenge. The Monroe-based group competed in the solo/duo category and will advance to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Their win adds another milestone to Duffey's celebrated Louisiana blues career.

Local Monroe areas will be closed in honor of Veterans Day from November 11 to November 12.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) will distribute federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds to all eligible Louisiana SNAP recipients starting November 7. The Department has also ended staff furloughs and reopened SNAP offices, effective today.

America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of routine shots given to kids, alarming public health experts.

The haunting new show from Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is set in Gilligan's now-signature location, Albuquerque.