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Staff Report  “I am humbled by the trust that the voters of Lincoln and Union Parishes have placed in me to serve as their next District Attorney. It is a responsibility that I do not take lightly. I look forward to working each day with our partners in law enforcement to help keep our communities safe. Criminals will be held …

 Johnny Dollar editor@fgazette.com   Union Parish candidates have three days to file for the November 3 election  Candidate qualifying for Louisiana’s fall elections will begin Wednesday, August 5, and continue through Friday, August 7.  In Union Parish, the qualifying period includes candidates seeking election to the Third Judicial District Court, which serves Union and Lincoln parishes, as well as all 9 seats …

Staff Report  This one-day free training will provide law enforcement, judges, attorneys, prosecutors, social workers, counselors, victim advocates, domestic violence advocates, and other professions with an opportunity to network and receive updated information on domestic and dating violence related laws, dynamics of domestic violence, predominate aggressor, insight on what to do when a law enforcement officer is the abuser, focus …

Robert Stewart, VeriteLouisiana Illuminator In a long-anticipated decision,the U.S. 5th CircuitCourt of Appeals in NewOrleans ruled on Thursdaythat the Trump administration’spolicy of detainingsome immigrants withoutproviding them due processin the form of a bondhearing is unconstitutional.A three-judge panel forthe court ruled that peoplearrested within the countryon immigration chargesmust be given a bond hearingwithin 90 days.The 71-page split decisionsided in favor of …

 Julie O’Donoghue Louisiana Illuminator   Gov. Jeff Landry says New Orleans isn’t as central to Louisiana’s economic success as it once was.  Amid an ongoing power struggle between state Republicans and New Orleans Democrats, Gov. Jeff Landry said New Orleans is no longer as important to Louisiana’s economic success as it has been in the past.  “Used to be, the saying was, …

 Thanh Truong, Gray Louisiana Fox 8 Live   Louisiana summers are getting hotter and more humid, researchers say  New data shows summer temperatures are rising across Louisiana, with New Orleans seeing 53 more hotter-than-normal days  NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Louisiana’s summer heat is becoming harder to ignore, with rising temperatures, higher humidity and thousands of heat-related emergency room visits in recent years.  …

 Piper Hutchinson Louisiana Illuminator   North Louisiana law school proposal puts university leader at odds with Landry, lawmakers  Northwestern State president says his plan is ‘wasting away in Margaritaville’  Northwestern State University President Jimmy Genovese wants to open a law school, despite brushback from Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers. Genovese says the idea originated with the governor but that he won’t …

 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Invites You to a Marion Pressure Treating Superfund Site Community Meeting on July 7, 2026  You are invited to a community meeting to learn more about the progress at the Marion Pressure Treating Superfund Site in Marion, Louisiana. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) will discuss …

Johnny E. Dollar editor@fgazette.com   Every elected official in America takes office as a trustee of the public’s confidence. Whether serving as a mayor, school board member, police juror, alderman, sheriff, or member of any public body, that office belongs to the people—not to the individual who temporarily occupies it. Public office is not a platform for settling personal scores. It is …

Governor Jeff LandrySTAFF REPORT Baton Rouge, LA— OnJune 22, 2026, GovernorJeff Landry declared aState of Emergency inthe parishes of Avoyelles,Lafourche, PointeCoupee, St. Landry,St. Tammany, andTerrebonne in responseto the severe weathercaused by TropicalStorm Arthur. State ofEmergency attached.This declarationactivates the State’semergency responseand recovery program,allowing for direct stateassistance to supportoperational measures atthe parish level.