Union’s Favorite Son: McCallum

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JAY B. McCALLUM
Justice Jay Bowen McCallum, who now lives in
Farmerville, is a lifelong resident of Union Parish.
Born and raised in the Pisgah Baptist Church community,
near Bernice, Louisiana, Jay is the first in his
family to receive a college education, having graduated
from Northeast Louisiana University in 1982 and
LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1985. He also
holds a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary.
Upon admission to the Bar, he returned home to
Union Parish and joined Armand Rabun in the general
practice of law. The offices of Rabun and McCallum,
located at 205 East Jackson St., Farmerville,
were situated between a funeral home and a bank.
Thus, it was said, in jest, that they “got clients coming
and going.” Jay’s wife, Deanna Dunham McCallum,
subsequently joined Jay in his law practice after becoming
a lawyer herself.