Claude and Wilma Richard Broussard celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary with family and friends at the Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center. The couple exchanged vows during Sunday Mass in Morse, La. on…
Reeves’ Council clarifies resolution to increase rates
The Village of Reeves clarified action it took in September at its January 6, meeting Monday night in regards to increasing the sewer rates. In September, the council adopted a resolution to…
Parties prepare for primaries
Qualifying for the April 4, Presidential Preference Primary is underway until Friday, January 10. It began Wednesday morning, and candidates wishing to qualify can do so at the Allen Parish Clerk of…
Former headstart employee accused of stealing $2,300
A former employee of the Allen Parish Community Action Agency is accused of taking thousands of dollars from a cookie dough fundraiser, according to a recent audit. The audit conducted by Kolder,…
Kinder CC receives reports for January
The Kinder Council received reports Monday night on finances, police activities and proposed changes to the town’s Ordinance No. 832, which deals with electric golf carts. Traci Fontenot, town clerk, presented the…
LSU announces Dean’s List, President’s Honor Roll and December graduates
LSU has announced the names of the students who have made the Dean’s List and the President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2019 semester. The Dean’s List is available directly at https://www.lsu.edu/commencement/lists/deans-list/2019-12.php,…
Champions of the hardcourt
For the second time in as many tournaments, the Oakdale Warriors and Fairview Panthers clashed in the final game. While the latter came down to a buzzer beater trey to give Fairview…
Cancer screening coming to Oberlin
Residents may be eligible for a free mammogram, cervical and colon cancer screenings, according to organizers at the CENLA Medication Access Program (CMAP). The mobile screening unit will be in Oberlin January…
2019 Year in Review
By early January of 2019, locals began to feel the effects of the U.S. government shutdown in Allen Parish. Almost 500 federal employees work in Oakdale and live in the parish, and…
RoyOMartin announces $25 million investment in two Louisiana facilities
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Chairman Roy O. Martin III of forest products company Martco LLC announced the company will invest a combined $25 million to modernize its production facilities in Louisiana….