Mike Martindale  710 KEEL   Louisiana voters could soon see stricter identification rules at the polls if Senate Bill 319 becomes law. Right now, the Louisiana Secretary of State says voters can cast a ballot by showing photo identification or by completing a voter identification affidavit if they do not have photo ID. Senate Bill 319, filed by Sen. Thomas Pressly, …

 Union Parish Sheriff’s Office  STAFF REPORT   A West Monroe man was arrested in Union Parish on multiple felony drug charges following a traffic stop on Saturday, February 14, 2026.  During the stop, a partnering law enforcement agency requested assistance from the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. A UPSO deputy responded and conducted an open-air sniff around the exterior of …

 Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry encourages passage of Constitutional Amendment 3, which would increase teacher pay raises  Governor Landry used his State of the State address to push for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. Landry says the amendment would pay down debt within the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana which would free up money for …

By: Glynn Harris When I was a kid growing up in the country, this was the time of year when our family kept our eyes on the skies listening and watching for the arrival of our annual visitors, that being purple martins.  We always had a bird box set up on a pole in the yard and without fail, there …

By: Tuffy Fields There was a movie named “Rough Riders”. In an early scene the actor playing William Randolph Herst, George Hamilton, jumped with delight as he read the headlines of his paper that read, WAR. America was finally at war with Spain. Fledgling America took on European Colonial giant Spain, won the war and became a world powerhouse. Last …

By: Jim Brown U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy has stirred up a hornet’s nest back in the Bayou State over his Facebook comments of eating a Louisiana delicacy. The Senator had this to say: “Found this raccoon in my backyard. We ate him for breakfast.” He even included a photo of the raccoon. And his Facebook friends went nuts with comments. …

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 UPSO  STAFF REPORT   March 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM  Sheriff Dusty Gates is pleased to announce the following promotions and transfers, effective 3/2/2026:  Det. Sgt. Cade Nolan has been promoted to the rank of Captain and will command the Criminal Investigations Division (CID).