Section: News

The Village of Reeves held a special meeting on Monday, May 17, at 6 p.m. to discuss a police department matter which ended in a probation period for one of its officers….

NOTE: This event will be at the church due to the saturated grounds. __________________________ The Kinder Cemetery Association will present its 25th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Avenue of Flags in the…

Sheriff Doug Hebert III organized a hurricane preparedness meeting last week and included mayors, fire and police personnel along with other officials in the parish. “It was an organizational meeting,” Hebert said….

Former Oberlin mayor and local pharmacist Philip Wayne Beard died Thursday, May 20. Beard served the community of Oberlin as a councilman and mayor for a total of 37 years. He had…

A two-year court battle between tribal members for control of the council ended last week in an Allen Parish courtroom. Chief Len Wiggins said problems began after the Four Winds Tribe Louisiana…

By: Emily Wood, LSU Manship School News Service A bill to mandate trauma training for all Louisiana public school teachers, counselors and administrators passed through the House Education Committee Tuesday, May 18….

Sales tax collections for Allen Parish continued to hold steady during April. The parish has seen increases in collections each month since late in 2020. Those associated with the collections said this…

The Juneteenth “Celebrate Freedom” will be held in Oberlin on Saturday, June 19, with a parade at 10 a.m. followed by a celebration at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Organizers are busy finalizing…

Elizabeth Baseball is Class B state runner-up SULPHUR – The baseball team from Elizabeth had the opposition right where it wanted… for five and a half innings anyway. The script, however, changed…