Judiciary Commission of LouisianaAnnounces Elected Officers and Appointees(See the full Press Release at https://judiciarycommissionla.org/)New Orelans, La. – The Judiciary Commission ofLouisiana has announced the election of officers andappointees to serve for the 2025-2026 term. ThirdJudicial District Court Judge Bruce Hampton hasbeen elected to serve as Chair, and Third CircuitCourt of Appeal Judge Sharon D. Wilson was electedas Vice-Chair. In addition …

It all started half a century ago andmy friend, the late Kinny Haddox,wrote about the birth of high schoolbass tournaments, how it got kicked offand the part he played in gettingthis circuit up and running.Louisiana Sportsman magazineran an article written byHaddox about the first everdocumented high school basstournament. Know where it washeld? At Jake’s Boat Dock onLake D’Arbonne 50 years …

When you get up and age like me, everynow and then we all reassess our lives. Hey,I’ve had a good life. But there have been myshare of bumps in the road. The key is dowe learn from these trials and tribulationsand possibly see some light,or do we wallow in self-pity? Do weall have a little Charlie Brown in us?Who can …

Well, I just couldn’t stand it anymore. IHAD to order the board game Fact or Crapoff of eBay.Some of you may remember an Augustcolumn where I confessed that I letFact or Crap get away from me at thelocal Rolling Hills Bookstore. WhenI later searched on Amazon, the $45price tag nearly knocked me off mychair. Hence the visit to eBay.Now before …

Antioch Baptist Church3501 Hwy 828, Farmerville318-368-3591Early Worship – 8:30 a.m.Sunday School – 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship – 10:45a.m.Bethel Temple PentecostalChurch2144 Hwy 33 N., MarionSunday School -11 a.m.Sunday Worship -12 p.m.318-608-6766Canaan Baptist Church502 Canaan Church Rd.SpearsvilleSunday School -10amSunday Worship -11am870-312-3440Bro. Brian WilliamsConway BaptistChurch Homecoming4323 HWY 549North of FarmervilleDean Baptist Church2309 Hwy 827, MarionSunday School – 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship – 11 a.m.Wed. 6:30pm318-292-4463Dean …

Aformer employee of theLouisiana Departmentof Health is accused ofhelping a family memberreceive illegal Medicaidbenefits.Courtney Higgins, 33,of Monroe, is chargedwith filing false publicrecords and governmentbenefits fraud.The Louisiana

Former Louisiana Gov. John BelEdwards won’t run for U.S. Senate in2026, leaving Democrats scrambling tofind a candidate with a viable chance tobreak Republicans’ stronghold on theseat.Edwards, who was an anomoly asthe only Democratic governor electedin the Deep South during the first of histwo terms, announced his decision in apost on X.

On October 1st, the Union Parish Clerk of Courtannounced on their Facebook page that they wouldbe closed on October 2nd in order to relocateto the Hub, a commercial private office space inFarmerville. Sources at the courthouse revealed tothe Gazette the presence of black mold growing inthe Courthouse Document Storage.Black mold, also known as Stachybotrys, is a typeof fungus that grows …

After months of waiting, deer seasonsare on us. Archery season kickedoff October 1 with gun season followingin a few weeks. Hopefully, you’ll see thedeer you want, take the shot andfind the deer on the ground atyour feet. Now what?Too often, a deer hunter, novicehunters in particular, goesafield with tunnel vision. He’sthinking of nothing except bagginga deer and that’s about asfar …