The Police Jury meeting room was filled at noon Friday, December 6.  There was no agenda to approve, no gavel, no call to order or motions for ordinances.

Instead, the room was filled with talking and laughter and the smell of good Christmas cooking.  The occasion was the annual courthouse Christmas luncheon.

“It’s just something we do each year,” explained Police Jury Secretary/Treasurer Karen Tyler.  “We all work here in the courthouse but in different offices so we don’t get much of a chance just to talk and visit.  That’s what we’re doing now.  Everybody brings something and we just enjoy the food and a little time with each other.”

The holiday cooking was good.  The fellowship was uplifting.  There were calls for recipes to be shared.  And one by one, folks gathered up their empty plates and made a grateful and quiet exit from the meeting room to go back to their individual offices to carry on the work of Winn Parish as the year draws to a close.