The Retired Teachers Association of Union Parish recently held two meetings, one in October and one in November. The group would like to thank Mrs. Jean Jones from the Union Museum of History & Art for providing a meeting location in October and for her report on the progress of the museum. Union Parish is very fortunate to have this …

By Luke BrittEditorThere are very few good things that came out of the Covid pandemic, but Union Parish’s annual Christmas in the State Park, which begins Saturday night, is certainly one of them.Only its third year, the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce’s festival of lights at Lake D’Arbonne State Park has become one of the parish’s largest events, drawing more …

By Luke BrittEditorThe proposed Union Parish Police Jury budget for the 2024 fiscal year anticipates a surplus of nearly $300,000 at the end of next year, funded in large part by a significant increase in interest earnings.The budget also shows that the jury’s total expenditures in 2023 were only $1,377 over budget.The proposed budget estimates expenditures of $2.1 million in …