August, 2024

• 30 August

  Fishing Report

  

  BLACK BAYOU – No report. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is slow to fair with top water lures early and plastic worms later in the day. Some big crappie are being caught on the flats on shiners and jigs. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. OUACHITA RIVER – …

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• 30 August

  Consultants-Taxes-Unnecessary Expenses

  

  Johnny Dollar Even though a community is overtaxed, sometimes consultants are a necessary expense. Sometimes they are also a waste of money and a racket to rip off taxpayers. For example, if specialized knowledge is needed to determine what to do to a municipal sewage treatment plant to get it into environmental compliance, one would hire a person with expertise …

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• 23 August

  Fishing Report

  

  Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. BLACK BAYOU – Fishing is slow. A few crappie have been caught around the trees. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Hot weather has slowed things a bit. …

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• 23 August

  Town Council Votes to Increase Taxes

  

  The mayor and council members voted August 12, 2024, to increase taxes without further voter approval and adopted increased reassessments resulting in increased taxes to town property owners. The estimated amount of tax revenues to be collected in the next year from the increased millage is $285,271.12 and the amount of increase in taxes attributable to the millage increase is …

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• 15 August

  News Briefs

  Museum to host conservancy repAugust 22Nikki Mattson, Southeast Field Representative for The Archaeological Conservancy, will give a talk in the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, August 22, at 5:30 p.m.Mattson will outline the work of the Conservancy in identifying, acquiring and preserving the most significant archaeological sites in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s …

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• 15 August

  UPPJ Fires Contractor – No Reason Given

  Last week at its monthly meeting, the Union Parish Police Jury fired its ‘Certified Building Official’ [building inspector], Inspections Unlimited, LLC, owned by Chad Parker and others, although the company had been doing a good job. The firing was without notice to the contractor and with no reason given for the termination, provoking a heated argument among the jurors, some …

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• 7 August

  News Briefs

  Museum to host conservancy repAugust 22Nikki Mattson, Southeast Field Representative for The Archaeological Conservancy, will give a talk in the Union Museum of History and Art on Thursday, August 22, at 5:30 p.m.Mattson will outline the work of the Conservancy in identifying, acquiring and preserving the most significant archaeological sites in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s …

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• 7 August

  Water Quality- Sewage- Need $9.3 Million

  

  Farmerville Town Hall, 1024 Sterlington Hwy, Farmerville, LA 71241 Recent reporting by the Gazette has addressed the Town of Farmerville’s environmental indifference [improper asbestos disposal], drinking water quality issues, partially treated and on occasion, raw sewage being released into the ephemeral stream flowing from the town sewage treatment plant into Lake D’Arbonne. Repeated efforts by the Gazette to interview Mayor …

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July, 2024

• 31 July

  News Briefs

  Watercolor art class slated August 3 in Union MuseumUnion Museum of History and Art will offer a class in watercolor painting on Saturday, August 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The “Introduction to Watercolors” class will be led by Teddy Graves, a lifelong artist and Fine Arts student at Centenary College in Shreveport. Fee for the class is $5. …

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• 31 July

  UP Candidates qualify for public office

  Qualifying for public office for the upcoming November 5, 2024, election ended on July 19, 2024. The Louisiana Secretary of State records reflect the following information as to individuals who qualified as candidates for local public offices in Union Parish:Town of FarmervilleMayor: Gerome Nations, Democrat, 714 W. Bayou St. Farmerville, LA 71241, (318) 547-5277, Male, gnation823@gmail.com; John Crow, Independent, 204 …

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• 25 July

  Asbestos – Where is the Metz motel?

  

  Farmerville, Rodeo Drive Parish Dump Site where the Metz Motel was dumped near a residential area without asbestos containment. Photo by Gazette 2024. Last week the Gazette reported that a November 2023 grant request by the Town of Farmerville represented to the United States Government that the town needed A$396,000 to address three projects dealing with environmental cleanup. The grant …

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• 19 July

  Fishing Report

  

  Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. BLACK BAYOU –Lots of moss and pads. Bream hitting on crickets. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information. BUSSEY BRAKE – Big bass to 12 pounds continue to come in on jigs …

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