Section: News

The parish’s new GIS website is an interactive parish map that includes a multitude of data layers available to the public that can be turned off and on to customize the public’s…

Laine Fontenot visited the Kinder Council meeting Monday, June 7, to discuss ideas of forming an event that would allow local artists to perform. Fontenot, who attended the meeting with Kenny Spears,…

Allen Parish leaders introduced a new system to the parish at the police jury meeting this week that had support from various officials all over the parish both professional and personal. The…

The City of Oakdale is missing a total of $358,025.56 in funds. Leaders are trying to determine how to move forward and if the funds can be recovered as an investigation continues…

The main topic of the audit report given at the Oakdale City Council was the part on fraud and misappropriation of funds. This table was provided by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor for…

Editor’s Note: This story appeared in the Harvard Gazette and features an Elton resident. In his recording on the website, Eli Langley states he was born in Mamou to Bertney and Linda…

Veterans and citizens gathered on Memorial Day Monday, May 31, to celebrate the 25th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Avenue of Flags. (The event was held at the Kinder Bible Church due…

For the second year, the Kinder Courier was recognized as one of the top three winners for newspaper excellence in Division Four when the results of the 2020 Louisiana Press Association Better…

Senator Heather Cloud, Louisiana District 28, will proudly be displaying a new plaque in her Baton Rouge office, which was made by ag students at Oakdale High School. Cloud received the new…

As part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative’s (LWI) first round of funding for local and regional projects, the state is awarding $749,000 to fund a floodwall for the Coushatta Casino Resort wastewater…