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Monroe Chamber of Commerce Announces Appointment of Mike Downhour as New CEO Effective January 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 31, 2025Monroe Chamber of Commerce Announces Appointment of Mike Downhour as New CEO Effective January 1, 2026Monroe, La. – After nearly five years of service, Roy Heatherly, President and CEO of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, will retire at the end of this year. The Chamber’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mike Downhour will assume the role of President and CEO effective January 1, 2026. Heatherly returned home to Northeast Louisiana in 2021 to lead the