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Nicole R. Higgins graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, in a small ceremony Saturday, August 1, with her PsyD (doctor of psychology degree). Higgins received her M.S. in…

Tuesday, August 11, was the first day of school for Allen Parish teachers. Students will begin on Thursday, August 20, and the Allen Parish School Board learned leaders have worked hard to…

According to the Allen Parish Sales Tax Collection Report June’s sales taxes, collected in July, saw an increase of 44.76 percent compared to this time last year. This report is a reflection…

An LSU student balloon, launched from Elton High School at 11 a.m. Monday, August 3, landed at the Eunice Recreation Complex at 1:20 p.m. in a tree behind the Eunice Recreation Complex….

Students returning to school at Kinder Elmentary, Kinder Middle and Kinder High will see the fruits of summer construction and construction in progress. The Kinder schools have seen construction since November 2019….

Over recent months the council has discussed ways to beautify its community. At Monday’s meeting two ordinances were approved that will assist leaders in removing items that are not appealing to the…

It was a quick meeting for the Kinder Council Monday evening as leaders completed some housekeeping issues. The council approved Ordinance 864 which will allow the town to continue collecting a one…

The Allen Parish Police Jury welcomed a new juror for district seven during the meeting on Monday night. Chad Sanders was appointed to be interim juror to replace Kent Fontenot who retired…

ST. MARTINVILLE – The sixth annual Fête-Dieu du Teche will petition God for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 40-mile Eucharistic Procession follows Bayou Teche with participants in boats and on…

Baton Rouge – Today, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) was notified that a resident in St. Rose, La. received an unsolicited package of seeds originating from China. At this time,…