NAACP Ouachita Parish/Monroe LA Branch #6068
PO Box 13063, Monroe, LA 71213-3063
President: Pastor Ambrose Douzart 318-235-7951; Vice President: Betty (Ward) Cooper 318-547-0606; Secretary: Apostle Grace Lloyd 318-512-2323; Treasurer: Charles “CD” Heckard 318-376-3196; Chaplain: Pastor Robert Earl Meadows 318-307-3806
September 17, 2018
Subject: Notice of September, October Meeting and November Election - 2018
Please note the following General Membership meetings of the NAACP Ouachita Parish/Monroe, LA Branch #6068, for the purpose of ELECTION OF OFFICERS and AT-LARGE MEMBERS of the executive committee.
1. On Thursday, September 27, 2018, 6 pm, at Harvey H. Benoit Community Center, 1700 Oaklawn Street, Monroe, LA 71202; there will be an election of the Nominating Committee. All members whose memberships are current as of 30 days priors to the meeting date may be elected to the Nominating Committee.
2. On Thursday, October 25, 2018, 6 pm, at Harvey H. Benoit Community Center, 1700 Oaklawn Street, Monroe, LA 71202; there will be a report of the Nominating Committee, receipt of Nominations by Petition, and election of the Election Supervisory Committee. All members whose memberships are current as of April 1st may be nominated for office or as an at-large member of the Executive Committee. In order to sign a nomination petition, or be elected to the Election Supervisory Committee, a member must be current as of 30 days prior to the October meeting.
3. On Thursday, November 28, 2018, the election of officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee will take place at Harvey H. Benoit Community Center, 1700 Oaklawn Street, Monroe, LA 71202. Polls will open from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. In order to vote in a Branch election, one must be a member in good standing of the Branch 30 days prior to the election. A form of identification is required.
Should a run-off election be necessary that election shall occur on Friday, November 29, 2018, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at Harvey H. Benoit Community Center, 1700 Oaklawn Street, Monroe, LA 71202. We look forward to your participating in these activities.
Apostle Grace Lloyd, Secretary
CELEBRATING 108 YEARS
February 12, 2017
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Monroe, Louisiana
Click here for full News story -> http://www.knoe.com/video?vid=413540663
Commemorating NAACP's 108th Anniversary!
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Services: Tabernacle Baptist Church
Reverend Roosevelt Wright, Jr., Pastor
810 Breard Street, Monroe, LA 71202
Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
After Church Lunch: Piccadilly Cafeteria
Louisville Avenue, Monroe, LA 71201
The public is invited to attend all of the events and remember the NAACP relies upon memberships and community support to continue its activities.
Click below to view our Celebration flyer.
Click to view the Louisiana NAACP Media Press Release.
Click to view our KNOE 8 News Media Presentation.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 31, 2016
A CALL TO ACTION!!
NAACP Town Hall Meeting
11:00 am – Saturday, September 17, 2016
New Saint John Baptist Church
1307 Sycamore Street
Monroe, Louisiana 71202
Louisiana State NAACP President Dr. Ernest L. Johnson and other leaders will be the featured speaker at this meeting.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
The 74th Annual State Convention & Leadership Conference will be held September 24 - 26, 2016 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, Houma, Louisiana. Contact State Treasurer Charles Heckard at 318-376-3196 concerning registration. Click here to go to LaNAACP.org for more information.