A Eunice man is being charged in St. Landry Parish with second-degree murder after he allegedly sold narcotics to an Oberlin man who died in December 2020. Jerry Ross Vidrine, 33, Tate…
Chamber names Secretary of the Year, honors other citizens
The Kinder Chamber of Commerce recognized its Administrative Assistant of the Year, also known as Secretary of the Year, at its annual banquet on Wednesday, April 21. The Chamber also bestowed honors…
Voters approve renewals Saturday
Voters in Allen Parish renewed all of the propositions on Saturday’s ballot, April 24. The following propositions were on the ballot: •Law Enforcement District – 6.47 mills renewal for the sheriff’s office…
StoryWalk® held
Residents who missed the kickoff of the StoryWalk® Kickoff party in Oberlin at the library on Friday, March 26, have until the end of April to walk along the trail at Veterans’…
Drugs, weapons seized in Crowley: Police have to coax loaded AK-47 from 10-year-old child
An Oberlin man is facing federal charges after police found narcotics and multiple weapons inside his vehicle. Jeremy Leblanc is facing multiple charges stemming from a search of his vehicle late Saturday…
Roadways were topic of discussion by APPJ
The topic of discussion at the April meeting of the Allen Parish Police Jury was discussing roads. The meeting was opened with a public hearing to abandon Miller Road. There was no…
Early voting begins April 10; ballot info included
Early voting for the April 24, election will begin Saturday, April 10, and continue through Saturday, April 17, excluding Sundays. The Registrar of Voters Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to…
New business discussed in Reeves
The Reeves Council learned a new business was coming to Reeves in the form of snowcones and snacks while it could not verify rumors that a chain store business may open its…
Kinder discusses refinancing
Financing and steps to secure funding were discussed at the Kinder Council meeting Monday as the council did some housekeeping to keep moving forward in securing bonds to refinance sewer bonds. The…
Elizabeth hosts egg hunt and ribbon cutting
Spring started off beautifully with the Village of Elizabeth’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt back in full swing. Thousands of eggs were scattered across A.B. Finks park as children from infant through teenagers…