BATON ROUGE — COVID-19 safety measures have dramatically altered traditional ways of delivering educational information to children. The LSU AgCenter Louisiana 4-H Youth and Development program has adapted its methods of service…
Sharon LaFargue Fontenot
Aug. 25, 1947 – April 3, 2020 KINDER – Graveside services were held for Sharon Fontenot, 72, of Kinder, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 10 a.m. in Kinder McRill Cemetery under the…
Vehicle totaled by fire in drive-thru
A vehicle fire occurred in the drive-thru at Fred’s Pharmacy Wednesday afternoon, April 1. Fire Chief Blake LaFargue, Allen Parish Fire District Four, said a customer was waiting in line in the…
Father Pellerin using technology to bring message
Father Keith Pellerin of the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church said they will be live streaming several events through the Easter weekend. He said the church has had several events without a…
Amen Lord: Finding new ways to bring messages to members
Words like “Amen” and “Hallelujah” could get a church’s congregation on its feet. However these days, there is no congregation – at least in person – in the church. Those who are…
Oakdale: A community stitched together
There are two definitions of the word community. The first is the literal that says, “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.” The…
ACLU files suit against Oakdale prison
The first death in Allen Parish in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported last week when a prisoner from the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex died. As of Monday, April 6, five…
APPJ discusses daily operations
During times of crisis everyone has to come up with new ways for the world to continue to run, even if it is being run out of people’s living rooms. The Allen…
APSB to resume serving lunches
Allen Parish School Board was initially serving lunch for the students that were in need during the schools being shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. The school board released a statement on…
‘Stay at home’ governor says
Governor John Bel Edwards issued a stay-at-home order asking residents not to leave except to go to the grocery store or pharmacy to pick up medicine. Today, April 2, is Day 10…