Reese Chaffin is headed to the national rodeo competition in DesMoines, Iowa, at the end of the month to represent Louisiana as its pole bender state champion of the Louisiana High School…

The Allen Parish School Board knows how to spotlight students and employees who have achieved recognition. At Monday’s meeting, the Students of the Year at the district level, were recognized. At the…

OBERLIN – Entry forms for the Second Annual Allen Parish Fair Pageant can be found around the parish, and a meeting for Jr. and Miss Allen Parish contestants will be held at…

The fourth Annual Allen Parish Juneteenth Event and Parade will be Saturday, June 15, in Oberlin at the Allen Parish Civic Center. There will be vendors, guest speakers, giveaways and more beginning…

The 28th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Avenue of Flags, held each Memorial Day in Kinder, honors veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Sponsored by the Kinder Cemetery Association, this year’s event…

Astro Camp is July 22-26 Chiara Cross Crawford is facilitating Astro Camp again this summer. All children, who just finished fourth or fifth grade and enjoy science, making crafts and doing experiments…

The City of Oakdale received 10 trash receptacles through a Keep Louisiana Beautiful  (KLB) Grant  to prevent litter. The city was one of 71 recipients selected to receive this funding from the…

Mrs. Equilla Victorian has been named the grand marshal for the 2024 Juneteenth Parade and Festival set for June 15, in Oberlin. Victorian is a native of Kinder. However, she has lived…

After a few months of some positive activity among Allen Parish’s sales tax collection comparison reports, April indicated some decreases in both monthly and yearly comparisons. In the monthly comparisons, those seeing…

Allen Parish District Attorney Joe Green announced Matthew Coker of Oakdale, was convicted on May 17, 2024, of second degree murder of Floyd Coker.  The conviction followed a five-day jury trial before…