ALEXANDRIA – A residential fire in Alexandria at 11 p.m. Saturday, February 29, claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman and her three grandchildren. The grandmother, identified as Verlana Cooper, 48, was…

LONGVILLE – Funeral services for a Kinder man will be Wednesday, March 4, after investigators believe he drowned Saturday after found missing from a barge he was working on at a gravel…

During the March meeting for the Allen Parish Police Jury on Monday the jury discussed several agenda items. The jury approved to adopt a resolution to authorized the Louisiana State Mineral and…

The postseason will begin on the road for both the Oberlin and Reeves boys basketball teams. The LHSAA unveiled on Monday its playoff brackets for boys basketball and the Tigers and Raiders…

Beating an opponent three times in a single season is quite the achievement. The feat is considered to be one of the most challenging things for a team to accomplish — whether…

Hundreds of young people from across Louisiana were named state champions during the 85th annual LSU AgCenter Livestock Show held Feb. 8, to 15, at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales. To…

The SWLA Center for Health Services in Oberlin has been temporarily closed until March 17. Cari Ortego, site operations manager, said, “We are temporarily working off site at one of our sister…

In February of 2018 and January of 2019, local and congressional leaders heard issues affecting employees at the Federal Correctional Complex in Oakdale when union representatives of AFGE (American Federation of Government…

The 2020 Allen Parish 4-H/FFA Junior Livestock Show and Buddy Unkel Memorial Jr. Livestock Sale was held January 23, 2020. The results are as follows: Junior Show and Sale Advisory Committee: Brooke…

ELTON – The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana will host the 11th Annual Tribal Utility Summit at the Coushatta Casino Resort, 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, Louisiana on March 3-5, 2020. The Tribal Utility…