Union Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bernice and their reported violations in the past:
DARBONNE W.S. NORTH (Population served: 2828, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
DARBONNE W.S. SOUTH (Population served: 2821, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-25-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-17-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-17-2002), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bernice that have no violations reported:
- BERNICE WATER SYSTEM (Address: P. O. BOX 186, Population served: 1809, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 40.0%
(18.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.5% for Black residents, 70.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.7% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bernice, LA
People in group quarters in Bernice:
- 78 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other group homes
Bernice compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bernice (2011 data):
- Community Trust Bank: Bernice Banking Center at 418 Cherry Street, branch established on 1998/12/14. Info updated 2011/10/14: Bank assets: $2,472.6 mil, Deposits: $1,908.3 mil, headquarters in Choudrant, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Community Trust Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Wood (1%)
Religion statistics for Bernice (based on Union Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.98%
| Here |  | 70.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 68.8% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 6.9% | 9.3% |
| Congregations | 53.2% | 6.5% | 5.2% | 19.5% | 15.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Union Parish: | 3.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.32 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Union Parish: | 7.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 2.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 12.0% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Union Parish: | 32.0% | | State: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Union Parish: | 14.9% | | State: | 13.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,318 | $25,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $9,407 | $28,221 | 4 | $4,128 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,569 | $15,414 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $3,796 | $22,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,065 | $36,780 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $23,155 | $25,260 | 4 | $4,128 |
Bernice government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $68,000 ($40.17)
Solid Waste Management: $40,000 ($23.63)
All Other: $15,000 ($8.86)
- Construction - Sewerage: $336,000 ($198.46)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $200,000 ($118.13)
Water Utilities: $142,000 ($83.87)
Police Protection: $138,000 ($81.51)
Solid Waste Management: $59,000 ($34.85)
Sewerage: $53,000 ($31.31)
Fire Protection: $20,000 ($11.81)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $672,000 ($396.93)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $662,000 ($391.02)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $9,000 ($5.32)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000 ($11.22)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($2.36)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $35,000 ($20.67)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $244,000 ($144.12)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $182,000 ($107.50)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,000 ($66.75)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $361,000 ($213.23)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $209,000 ($123.45)
NEC: $42,000 ($24.81)
Public Utilities: $28,000 ($16.54)
Property: $15,000 ($8.86)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $242,000 ($142.94)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $40,000 ($23.63)
6.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,239 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.41% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,585 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.51% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bernice:
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)
- KMLB (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KRUS (1490 AM; 1 kW; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bernice:
- KPCH (97.7 FM; DUBACH, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KXRR (106.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: MONROE RADIO MEMBERS, L.L.C.)
- KGRM (91.5 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: GRAMBLING COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)
- KLPI (89.1 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TECH. UNIVERSITY)
- KEDM (90.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
- KBSA (90.9 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: BD OF SUP OF LA STATE U & A&M COLLGE)
- KIXB (103.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAGL (93.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KWJM (92.7 FM; FARMERVILLE, LA; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMLK (101.5 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KNBB (99.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KAPI (88.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- K214CE (90.7 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPERVISORS OF LA ST UNIV)
TV broadcast stations around Bernice:
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KYPX (Channel 49; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
- K48EP (Channel 48; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K59FJ (Channel 59; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K29DC (Channel 29; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K40EF (Channel 40; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K50EK (Channel 50; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57GF (Channel 57; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K63FX (Channel 63; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K66EX (Channel 66; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Bernice fatal accident list:
Oct 2, 1999 10:55 PM, Us-167, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 10, 1991 05:50 PM, 167, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 30, 1980 06:35 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 21, 1978 02:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 14, 1977 07:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Nov 3, 1977 11:00 PM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Nov 2, 1975 05:25 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bernice)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 33 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 2.4 Mi N Of Us Hwy 167 & La Hwy 2 (Lat: 32.856528 Lon: -92.657083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 98 m, Call Sign: WPPY275
Assigned Frequencies: 929.637 MHz Grant Date: 03/09/2000, Expiration Date: 03/09/2010, Cancellation Date: 11/15/2004, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:
- 2.4 Mi N Jct Hwy 167 & La 2 E 1000 (Lat: 32.856528 Lon: -92.657083), Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: WNWM612, Licensee ID: L00005009
Assigned Frequencies: 862.912 MHz, 864.912 MHz, 865.912 MHz Grant Date: 04/24/2001, Expiration Date: 06/06/2011
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1 Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1 Km W On Hwy 2 (Lat: 32.814583 Lon: -92.687917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 134 m, Call Sign: WNWT202
Assigned Frequencies: 854.812 MHz, 855.312 MHz, 857.287 MHz, 857.837 MHz, 860.337 MHz, 860.537 MHz, 854.062 MHz Grant Date: 04/30/2002, Expiration Date: 03/06/2011, Certifier: James W Parker
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8282, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Town Hall Mayors Office (Lat: 32.820139 Lon: -93.656000), Call Sign: KSZ980, Licensee ID: L00896895
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz Grant Date: 08/10/2004, Expiration Date: 08/14/2014
Registrant: Bernice, Town Of, Bernice, LA 71222, Phone: (318) 285-9071
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BERNICE, On La Hwy 2 10.8 Km W (Lat: 32.814722 Lon: -92.688056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 134.1 m, Overall height: 138.7 m, Call Sign: KYL87
Assigned Frequencies: 6705.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/12/2002, Expiration Date: 04/15/2012
Registrant: Saic/Entergy Services Inc, Little Rock, AR 72203-0551, Phone: (501) 377-5609, Fax: (501) 377-4320, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bernice)
| Most common first names in Bernice, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 45 | 73.2 years |
| James | 42 | 71.4 years |
| Mary | 33 | 78.1 years |
| Willie | 30 | 80.0 years |
| William | 25 | 76.4 years |
| George | 19 | 74.2 years |
| Robert | 15 | 77.6 years |
| Annie | 14 | 77.4 years |
| Henry | 11 | 74.8 years |
| Minnie | 11 | 86.7 years |
| Most common last names in Bernice, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 39 | 76.0 years |
| Smith | 33 | 79.4 years |
| Gray | 31 | 77.6 years |
| Grafton | 25 | 81.7 years |
| Davis | 25 | 75.3 years |
| Williams | 22 | 76.9 years |
| Green | 21 | 76.1 years |
| Elliott | 20 | 73.3 years |
| Lee | 19 | 79.2 years |
| Thompson | 17 | 81.8 years |
Businesses in Bernice, LA
- SONIC Drive-In: 1
- Subway: 1
- U-Haul: 1
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