Union Parish, LA

Farmerville (La.) Union Parish four-star running back Trey Holly announced his commitment to LSU on Sunday. The blue-chip in-state prospect loves LSU for several reasons, but the personal touch from running backs coach Frank Wilson was the difference in keeping him home. "Lots of reason but the main one was...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

The Union Parish Retired Teacher’s Association recently awarded its first Catherine Ballard Memorial Scholarship to Caroline Grace McPherson, a senior at D’Arbonne Woods Charter School. Ballard was a longtime member of the Union Parish Retired Teachers’ Association. Her daughter, Ann Lee, wanted to honor her mother by providing a scholarship for a student pursuing a degree in education from a Louisiana university. Show above are: Heath Murry, Principal at D’Arbonne Woods; Verdell Ventnor, UPRTA; Jennifer Wicker, UPRTA; Janice Savage, President, UPRTA; Caroline McPherson; Carla McPherson, Caroline’s mother and teacher at D’Arbonne Woods; Glenda Reynolds, Caroline’s grandmother and retired Union Parish teacher; and Susan Edwards, UPRTA. Caroline will attend LSU in the fall to pursue a degree in elementary education. Submitted photo.

Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates is pictured with Bernice teen Holden W. Wells, the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2021-2022 school year. Wells plans to attend Louisiana Tech University and pursue Computer Science with a Cyber Security concentration as a field of study. Submitted Photo.

The Union Parish School Board met Monday for its regular session and approved and adopted several important agenda items. School Board President Shannon Barkley presented a plaque to Robert C. James, Jr. in honor of his father, Robert C. James, Sr. James, Sr., was a past President of the Louisiana School Boards Association as well as President of the Union Parish School Board for several years. The elder James was honored at the Louisiana School Board Association Convention March 6-8 in Baton Rouge, and a plaque was presented in his honor.

UNION PARISH, La. (KNOE) - It was a night of prayer for Ronald Greene. Greene’s family and friends gathered on May 10, 2022, where his family says he died in Union Parish. They called it the “I am your brother” prayer vigil. “I’m your brother, I’m scared!” Green yelled while allegedly being stunned, punched, and dragged by state police.

UNION PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Ronald Greene’s family hosted a prayer vigil at the place where he died in Louisiana State Police custody in hopes to keep his memory alive on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. On May 10, 2019, Ronald Greene died in Louisiana State Police custody, a...

Ruston La. (KNOE) - The family of Ronald Greene is continuing their quest for justice. Greene was killed in Louisiana State Police custody in 2019 following a chase that began in Ouachita Parish and ended in Union Parish. The family met with Union Parish District Attorney John Belton on May...

Family blasts Union Parish DA for failing to prosecute officers involved in Ronald Greene’s death. “A crime occurred here three years ago, and he has still not been prosecuted. That is a failure by Belton,” attorney Lee Merritt explained. Ronald McDonald House gears up for 31st Annual Ouachita...

After a months-long investigation into the 2019 Union Parish roadside death of Ronald Greene in State Police custody, federal prosecutors are growing skeptical they can bring a successful civil rights violation case against any of the troopers involved. The problem is video evidence doesn’t seem to show that officers acted “willfully” to hurt Greene. Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney Richard Sprinkle says the real sticking point is the word “willfully”.

BATON ROUGE – Today marks the three-year anniversary of Ronald Greene’s death. The 49-year-old Black man died following a lengthy high-speed chase that ended in Union Parish. Two years later body camera video was released, showing Troopers stunning and punching Greene as he apologized. Paramedic Cindy Ott recently described what she saw when she arrived on the scene.

Family blasts Union Parish DA for failing to prosecute officers involved in Ronald Greene’s death. “A crime occurred here three years ago, and he has still not been prosecuted. That is a failure by Belton,” attorney Lee Merritt explained.

KNOE Wednesday Morning Forecast with Meteorologist Sheena Martin. Family blasts Union Parish DA for failing to prosecute officers involved in Ronald Greene’s death. “A crime occurred here three years ago, and he has still not been prosecuted. That is a failure by Belton,” attorney Lee Merritt explained. Ronald...

Family blasts Union Parish DA for failing to prosecute officers involved in Ronald Greene’s death. “A crime occurred here three years ago, and he has still not been prosecuted. That is a failure by Belton,” attorney Lee Merritt explained. Ronald McDonald House gears up for 31st Annual Ouachita...

A special Louisiana House committee investigating the 2019 death of Ronald Greene during a violent arrest charged the former head of the agency with contempt Wednesday for refusing to share entries from his personal journal. The House panel, led by Chairman Tanner Magee, also imposed a $5,000 civil fine on...

KNOE Wednesday Morning Forecast with Meteorologist Sheena Martin. Family blasts Union Parish DA for failing to prosecute officers involved in Ronald Greene’s death. “A crime occurred here three years ago, and he has still not been prosecuted. That is a failure by Belton,” attorney Lee Merritt explained. Ronald...