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Micah Jones

Recent Graduate

icah “Mike” Jones-Merrell is a native of Louisi- pecially people like himself who have a desire to get
Mana. He was born in October of 2001 in Mon- into politics but are unsure of where to start. Once
roe, Louisiana but lived in Columbia, Louisiana until he receives his degrees and the financial resources
the age of five before returning to Monroe. Mike was he needs, he plans to go back to his mom’s home-
a student at Neville High School town of Columbia, Louisiana
where he was very active in dif- and build a center so he can
ferent school organizations. He teach high school students
became a member of the ROTC legal terms. He plans to have
in his sophomore year of school, a more in-depth program for
and by his senior year he ran and the seniors, because it will
was elected as a student council provide opportunities to get
representative. Along with his internships with law firms
different obligations at his school in Monroe, Columbia, and
Mike was able to achieve excellent surrounding areas if they have
grades and he held a grade point a better understanding and
average of a 3.0. Micah is a proud background of Law.
graduate of Neville High School Growing up in the commu-
Class of 2020. nity of Caldwell Parish Mike
knows better than anyone
Upon graduation Mike decid- how the community is not
ed he was going to enlist in the progressing. He knows a lot
National Guard, and he left for of kids from the projects,
basic training in June. After com- because that is where he lived
pleting basic training Mike will and grew up, and many of
be attending Southern University those kids are having trouble
and A&M College where he will finding ways to make it out of
major in Political Science and that living environment. Mike
minor in Mass Communications. says that if you see someone
After completing his under- from your community doing
grad Mike plans on furthering great things or attempting to
his education and attending Law school at South- do great things that you should help them, so it can
ern University Law Center. He plans on becoming create a chain of successful people. Sometimes peo-
a government relations lawyer. After working as a ple can have a great and beneficial idea, but they
government relations lawyer Mike plans to start his need help and resources in order to take it from a
political career by running for state representative. He dream to a reality. Mike wants people to know that
then plans to run for Mayor of Baton Rouge. Mike’s they should never give up because there is always
dream goal is to become the Governor of Louisiana another option or route you can take to make
one day. He said once he finishes Law school, he plans your life better. Keep going and be patient because
to reside in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and immediately another option will appear. If you work hard, you
get into helping coordinate and planning community can get anything that you want. Mike believes kids
events. Mike wants to get to know his community and growing up in this environment see people around
visit some of the schools in the area. This will help them trying to get things the easy way either by
him decide the best events to coordinate to reach all selling drugs or robbing someone, and in their
groups of the community. He already knows what area mind, they believe getting it the legal way is too
of Baton Rouge he wants to live in when he becomes Continued on Page 21
Governor. He wants to be the voice for the people es-
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