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Paul Siefken’s “Vernon Poche & the Ghosts of New Orleans” and Ken Wells’s “Gumbo Life: A Journey Down the Roux Bayou” to be featured as state’s “Great Reads” September 6 in Washington, DC BATON ROUGE, La. – Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana are pleased to announce the two …

At the most recent Union Par- ish Chamber Luncheon, John Belton announced that he will be retiring after 33 years of service. John Belton was elected District Attorney for Lincoln and Union Parishes in 2014 and has made an anouncement that he will no longer be running for reelection into the position. John Belton has served as a Vice President …

LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE JOHN MICHAEL GUIDRY HONORED WITH 2025 DAVID A. HAMILTON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT LSBA PRO BONO AWARDS CEREMONY New Orleans, LA – Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Michael Guidry was honored with the 2025 David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award at the Louisiana State Bar Association’s 40th annual Pro Bono Publico & Children’s Law Awards Ceremony. …

Ruston High School senior Makenna Pollard has been named the 2025 recipient of the It’s a Girl Thing: Making Proud Choices Scholarship presented by Union General Hospital. The an- nouncement celebrates Makenna’s outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and per- sonal growth through her six-year journey in the program. Makenna joined It’s a Girl Thing in junior high and has grown …

Shreveport – This evening,at approximately 8:00 p.m., Detectiveswith the Louisiana StatePolice Bureau of Investigationswere requested by the ShreveportPolice Department to investigatean officer-involved shootingthat occurred on Yancey Placein Shreveport. Investigators areworking to process the scene andgather further information.One subject was shot and hasbeen pronounced dead. No officerswere harmed during theincident. This is an active investigation;further informationwill be released when it becomesavailable.

Vernon – On Sunday, May 11, 2025, shortlybefore 12:00 p.m., Troopers with Louisiana StatePolice Troop F began investigating a two-vehiclecrash on Riser Road just north of LA Highway 148.The crash claimed the life of 26-year-old TayvionneTate of Jonesboro.The preliminary investigation revealed thata 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by 25-year-oldJanihajious Phillips, was traveling north on RiserRoad. At the same time, a 2024 …

Union Parish High School is proud to announcethe graduation of its first class of Certified NursingAssistants. These seniors recently completeda state-approved training course and successfullypassed a certification exam that included both awritten section and a hands-on skills assessment.This course was offered through dual enrollmentat Louisiana Delta Community College’s RustonCampus, allowing these young women to beginworking immediately to help address the …

An ambitious project to restore a rapidlyvanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that wasdevastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has beenthrown deeper into disarray amid claims by Gov.Jeff Landry that his predecessor concealed anunfavorable study that it was feared could imperilthe $3 billion effort.It’s a controversy that was even predicted by theprevious administration as it grappled with how tohandle conflicting …

DETENTION CENTER COMMISSIONMINUTES OF MEETINGMarch 25th, 2025The Detention Center Commission met this date at3:30 P.M. in the Union Parish Police Jury meeting room,Union Parish Courthouse Annex, Farmerville, Louisiana.Present were: Glenn Hutto (Union Parish PoliceJury President), Nathan Pilgreen (Union Parish PoliceJury) and Sheriff Dusty Gates (Union Parish Sheriff).Absent: John Belton (Union Parish District Attorney)and Chief Bim Coulbertson (Farmerville Chief of Police).Also …

FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE) – The Town ofFarmerville has announced its plans to upgradethe water system.The Town of Farmerville is upgrading its watermeter system. The Mayor of Farmerville, JohnCrow says it will cost around $850,000 to replaceeach water meter in town.

The following letter was submitted to the Gazetteby concerned citizens who requested anonymity;and who also informed that the letter is being sentto the Legislative Auditor.In light of the current atmosphere ofaccountability and transparency that is becomingincreasingly more prevalent within governmentagencies we would respectfully request a full andthorough audit of the Union Parish Policy Jurywith particular attention to Roads and bridges,Detention …