Monroe (Louisiana)

Man stopped for tinting wrongly held for murder

MONROE, La. (AP) - A Florida man stopped because of his windshield tinting was arrested for murder and released hours later _ when fingerprint comparisons showed he wasn't the wanted man. The man was arrested after a background...

"Shiloh RV & Travel Resort" in Monroe, Louisiana - was rated: 1

The site was covered with cigarette butts. Lots of noisy, drunk people with music so loud you can't hear yourself think. The office was closed because it is Sunday, don't know the price until morning. Beware.

Louisiana-Monroe beat Troy on late TD pass

MONROE, La. -- Trey Revell threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to J.J. McCoy with 34 seconds left to lift Louisiana-Monroe to a 31-30 win over Troy on Saturday night. The Warhawks (3-6, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference) took a 25-24 lead with...

CenturyTel Released Third Quarter 2008 Earnings on October 27, 2008; Cancels Third Quarter 2008...

MONROE, La., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyTel, Inc. released third quarter 2008 earnings on October 27, 2008 in conjunction with the company's announcement of a definitive agreement to acquire EMBARQ Corporation....

CenturyTel Released Third Quarter 2008 Earnings on October 27, 2008; Cancels Third Quarter 2008...

Tuesday October 28, 3:10 pm ET MONROE, La., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL - News) released third quarter 2008 earnings on October 27, 2008 in conjunction with the company's announcement of a...

Smaller peer to buy Embarq

CenturyTel makes $5.8 billion deal EMBARQ CORP. Business: Provides local phone and other telecom services in North Carolina and 17 other states, mostly in rural areas and smaller cities. Embarq, a Kansas company that is one of...

CenturyTel to Acquire Embarq in $5.8B Deal

MONROE, La. -- Phone company CenturyTel Inc. will acquire larger peer Embarq Corp. in a deal valued at $5.8 billion, the companies said today. The deal continues a trend of consolidation in the market for traditional local...

CenturyTel strikes deal to buy EMBARQ

MONROE, La., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Regional telecommunications company CenturyTel Inc. in Louisiana said Monday it had reached an agreement to buy Embarq Corp. in a $11.6 billion deal. The deal includes assuming an EMBARQ debt of...

CenturyTel To Acquire Embarq In $5.8 Billion Deal

The combined Embarq-CenturyTel would operate in 33 states and have about 8 million telephone access lines, 2 million high-speed Internet customers. * Embarq Q3 shr $1.40 vs estimate $1.30 * CenturyTel down 12 pct, Embarq up 6.7...

CenturyTel to acquire Embarq in $5.8 billion deal

MONROE, La. - Phone company CenturyTel Inc. will acquire larger peer Embarq Corp. in a deal valued at US$5.8 billion, the companies said Monday. The deal continues a trend of consolidation in the market for traditional local...

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