A coroner has ruled that the July 2 death of an inmate at the Union Parish Detention Center was the result of a medical emergency unrelated to a scuffle the inmate had earlier in the day, according to Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates. Kevin Grisby, 44, of Minden, experienced a seizure followed by a heart attack shortly after 8 p.m., …
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Child trafficking: There’s only one side to this issue
I’m not a movie junkie but I do enjoy a good flick and like to experience it on the big screen. There’s just something special about getting out of the house and being around people. This is an even better experience if the movie has meaning and value and the actors truly turn a story into an epic. Last week …
Read More »Christmas in the State Park planning underway
Courtesy of the Union ParishChamber of Commerce Christmas in July; who has ever heard of such a thing? In fact the Christmas in the State Park project team has already begun preparation for the 2023 extravaganza at the Lake D’arBonne State park in December. The team promises even more fun and activities for those that visit the event. View event …
Read More »Origin raises interest rates on parish accounts, CEO to address jury July 31
By Luke Britt/ Editor Union Parish is earning substantially more interest on funds deposited with Origin Bank today than it was a week ago after the bank informed the Union Parish Police Jury on Tuesday that it was raising the interest rate on the parish’s three largest bank accounts through the end of the year. In making that announcement, however, …
Read More »LOUISIANA PROPERTY OWNERS BEGGING FOR RELIEF!
Can you afford your property insurance in Louisiana? Rates across the state continue to go up. The legislature just finished its regular session, and no viable solutions were offered. Headlines in national publications blurted out: “Louisiana insurance market is collapsing!” All the insurance department has come up with is to give grants to a number of smaller insurance companies. …
Read More »David and Goliath
I’m not a movie junkie but I do enjoy a good flick and like to experience it on the big screen. There’s just something special about getting out of the house and being around people. This is an even better experience if the movie has meaning and value and the actors truly turn a story into an epic. Last week …
Read More »Police Jury, Origin Bank take heat following interest rate revelation
By Luke Britt/Editor When officials with Origin Bank appeared before the Union Parish Police Jury’s Finance Committee meeting Tuesday the jurors were largely silent, but citizens in attendance were not and pressed the bankers on why the parish’s largest account has for years earned a shockingly low interest rate. “Origin Bank has been loaning out our millions and making money …
Read More »Legislature overrides Edwards veto of gender altering medical procedures for minors
BATON ROUGE, La. – Both chambers of the Louisiana legislature mustered the 2/3 vote of its membership necessary to override a Governor’s veto clearing the way for the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act” (HB 648) to become law. The bill prohibits healthcare professionals from providing gender affirming care or altering a child’s appearance to validate the minor’s perceptions of his …
Read More »Former President Trump scheduled to visit Louisiana next week
Former President Donald Trump will hold a fundraiser in Metairie for his election campaign on July 25, the Louisiana Republican Party announced Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump shares a laugh with Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and other Louisiana leaders during Trump’s 2019 campaign stop in Bossier City. Trump is under federal indictment, accused of hoarding classified documents after he left …
Read More »Tips for summertime fishing
The weather has started to heat up here in the middle of July and for the bass fisherman, he knows that some of the day’s most exciting and often best action occurs at the break of day. There is something about being on the water this time of year while all is quiet with a growing glow in the east …
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