The Union Parish Police Jury “UPPJ” is required by law toprovide and bear the expense for a suitable building and requisitefurniture for District and Circuit Courts. R.S. 33:4713(A). The Parishis responsible for security provided in the courthouse; however,judges are authorized to implement rules of decorum and conductwithin their courtroom and judicial offices. The Parish shall alsoprovide a good and sufficient …

I’ve seen the sign dozens of times traveling east on I-20. The brown Natchez Trace sign just east of Jackson point to where to get on this highway. I’d heard little about driving the Trace to spark my interest, especially the part that mentions the 50 mile per hour speed limit. Compared to the speed we can zip along the …

One of my most favorite holidays is Independence Day, the day that we celebrate as the signing of the doc- ument that Great Britain viewed as an act of tyranny but viewed by Americans as the document that threw off the yoke of tyranny. At the time of the signing the colonist were divided. One third of the citizens believed …