Section: News

Lana Venable introduced herself at the Police Jury meeting with a proposition to bring affordable housing to Allen Parish. Venable, a former resident of Oberlin, and her husband own Prairie Delta Housing…

The Village of Reeves will be celebrating its annual Christmas in the Park in conjunction with the fire department’s Community Gumbo on Friday, December 3, at 5 p.m. at the Recreation Center….

Housekeeping duties across the state are underway as city councils begin receiving ARPA (America Rescue Plan Act 2021) funds from the federal government and amending their budgets. Kinder’s council took that step…

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) executed a warrant in the Kinder area on Wednesday, October 27, which led to the arrest of two people and the recovery of narcotics. Chief Deputy…

Oakdale kicked off its Christmas season on Thursday, October 28, with a Christmas pageant and announcement of its grand parade marshal for the Christmas parade. The theme for the 2021 Christmas parade…

The Seventh Annual Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast, free to all, will be held Saturday, November 6, at the Grand Church in Kinder. Eric Kuyper, commander of the Alvin L. Nevils American Legion…

A local mother’s social media message praising coaches at Kinder Middle was recently shared with the Kinder Courier. In her message, Dana Thomas Walker wrote, “I just want to let everyone know…

A Kinder man, arrested in August of 2020 in a double homicide case, was found guilty Friday, October 22, in a Calcasieu courtroom. He is now facing two mandatory life sentences in…

Kinder High School celebrated Homecoming 2021 Friday night, October 22, with the crowning of a new homecoming queen. Brinley Chaney, daughter of Steve and Casey Chaney, was crowned during halftime festivities. She…