Section: News

Oakdale native Dr. Carl D. Wilson Jr. is having a good year. He will publish three more books based on his “All Women Rock” conference series and his upcoming graduation where he…

The second class of recipients have been named for the Kinder High School Class of 1987 Memorial Scholarship named in memory of classmates. Haven Buller and Trystan Pope are the recipients of…

FEMA is attempting to contact residents across 12 parishes in regards to housing assistance after hurricanes Laura or Delta to make sure circumstances have not changed for these individuals who may now…

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office made two traffic stops in the Oakdale area last week resulting in arrests on various drug charges. In the first stop, on Monday, April 19, 2021, the…

A Eunice man is being charged in St. Landry Parish with second-degree murder after he allegedly sold narcotics to an Oberlin man who died in December 2020. Jerry Ross Vidrine, 33, Tate…

The Kinder Chamber of Commerce recognized its Administrative Assistant of the Year, also known as Secretary of the Year, at its annual banquet on Wednesday, April 21. The Chamber also bestowed honors…

Voters in Allen Parish renewed all of the propositions on Saturday’s ballot, April 24. The following propositions were on the ballot: •Law Enforcement District – 6.47 mills renewal for the sheriff’s office…

Residents who missed the kickoff of the StoryWalk® Kickoff party in Oberlin at the library on Friday, March 26, have until the end of April to walk along the trail at Veterans’…

An Oberlin man is facing federal charges after police found narcotics and multiple weapons inside his vehicle. Jeremy Leblanc is facing multiple charges stemming from a search of his vehicle late Saturday…

The topic of discussion at the April meeting of the Allen Parish Police Jury was discussing roads. The meeting was opened with a public hearing to abandon Miller Road. There was no…