Section: News

Two executive sessions during the special meeting called by Oberlin Monday night, February 3, resulted in the public standing outside in 40 degree temperatures for over an hour as council members discussed…

The February City Council meeting opened with the discussion still centered around the audit report that came out last month. City attorney Ray Rush invited Jacob Fusilier to the meeting to present…

Allen Parish’s sales tax collections continue to indicate the local economy is seeing the end to the surge of purchases associated with the repairs due to Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in…

________________________________ SERVICES Chester Braxton Reed Funeral Home Sunday, February 6 Services 2 p.m. Visitation 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ________________________________ At press time, no information had been published on the funeral home’s…

The books for the Saturday, March 26, election, will close on February 23, for in-person or mail voter registration. The last day for online registration will be March 5. Allen Parish Registrar…

The 2022 Annual Installation Banquet and Auction for the Kinder Chamber recognized several citizens for their achievements. Skip Pickle, who recently retired from Kinder High School, was named Citizen of the Year….

In December, Kinder students interested in the teaching profession visited the Allen Parish School Board. Members of the board were introduced to the program known as EdRising. At Kinder High, Valerie Unkel…

November’s sales tax collection report released in December continued to show some declines, but the overall picture was not as negative as the October’s collections indicated when released in November. Last month’s…

Five plans are being considered as the Allen Parish Police Jury and Allen Parish School Board continues the process of redistricting to incorporate the recent census results. This is the public’s time…