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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

On Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22 the OPD received calls that someone was attempting to steal a person’s money and threatening them with a knife. The assailant then fled on…

BATON ROUGE – State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning, in collaboration with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, have issued a statewide cease and desist order for all private burning, pursuant to…