Conservatives have been railing against public schools, largely to no avail, for years now. When a new Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature meets next year, however, school choice has the best chance ever in our state to pass both houses and there’s no reason to think Governor-elect Landry won’t sign it.Sen. John Kennedy is the latest official to say it’s time for …

New Orleans, LA – At general meetings held during the 2023 Fall Judges Conference, Third Judicial District Judge Bruce Hampton was among the officers elected by the membership.The officers chosen include:President: Judge Lala B. Sylvester, 10th Judicial District CourtFirst Vice President: Judge Lee V. Faulkner, Jr., 24th Judicial District CourtSecond Vice President: Chief Judge Robin D. Pittman, Orleans Criminal District …

By Luke BrittEditorPam Hallman’s art runs the gamut of genres. From the abstract to the whimsical, the Farmerville painter, illustrator and author is limited only by her own imagination, which is to say, she has no limits at all.Fear, she said, ends many young artists’ careers before they even start – fear of failure or of not being “good enough.”“I …

Mayor Crow is allowing all Union Parish employees off Friday for the championship game in New Orleans. The Sanitation Department will be closed as a result. If your trash pickup day is Friday, please have your bins out for Thursday pickup.

Funeral services for Ms. Carrie Joan Reppond, age 79 of Farmerville, LA,  were held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Rubin Weaver and Bro. Scott Jennings officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Ms. Carrie graduated from West Monroe High School in 1962. She …

Samuel James Reeves, Sr. was born on March 27, 1943 to G.C. and Earlene Reeves. After a lengthy battle with dementia, he went to be with our Savior on November 24, 2023. At 15 years old, Sam started his first job at Allen Brothers picking up dead chickens at night. He was the first senior in his grade to get …

Funeral services for Mary Jo “Mama Sug” Lee Green, age 92 of Bernice, La, was held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Mt. Patrick Baptist Church in Farmerville, LA with Bro. Ken Reeves officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Patrick Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home. Mary Jo Lee Green, known affectionately to all as …

Donald Nelson Taylor, 66 years old, of Eldorado, Ar, died peacefully at his home, after a long illness, Nov 16 2023. Don was born in in Eldorado, Ar. May 19 1957 to Malcum Nelson Taylor and Mary Virginia Wood Taylor, He spent his youth growing up in the Taylortown area of Union parish, La. Spending time around his family, grandparents, …

  Jim Spencer’s books, Bad Birds 1,2 and 3. I have this quirky friend up in north Arkansas that you really have to keep your eye on. Here’s what I’m talking about…I was invited once several years ago to fish the Little Red River in Arkansas for trout. Jim Spencer, Keith Sutton and I shared a boat and although the …

Two men have been arrested and over 200 illegal prescription pills have been seized following a complaint of a narcotics overdose in Marion. In October 2023, UPSO Patrol deputies, as well as agents from the Narcotics Division, responded to a location in Marion where two persons were reportedly overdosing on an unknown substance.  The investigation revealed that another involved individual …