Nov 5, 2009 | NOLA,com
Arkansas couple captures Louisiana Lotto jackpot
BATON ROUGE, La. - A couple from Hampton, Ark., won the latest Louisiana Lotto jackpot to the tune of $450,000. Betty and Wayne Breazeale say they bought the winning ticket at a Junction City convenience store, which will get a bonus of $4,500-1 percent of the prize-for selling it.
BREAKING NEWS: SCHOOL CLOSURES RIGHT NOW--- MOREHOUSE PARISH SCHOOLS LET OUT AT 1PM, EARLIER TODAY--- JUNCTION CITY SCHOOLS, DOWNSVILLE SCHOOLS, AND UNION PARISH SCHOOLS ALL CLOSED EARLY TODAY.
With their words and their wallets, local outdoorsmen deemed the state's first tax holiday for hunting items a success.
Jindal brings $436,855 to Union Parish
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal awarded Union Parish $436,855 in Bernice Wednesday while on of his Working Tour of Louisiana.
Man charged with cruelty to a juvenile
Bradley Tinsley, 22, 411 E. Fifth St., Junction City, was booked into Union Parish Detention Center on Tuesday on a charge of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.