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Allen Oaks Nursing Home visited the Oakdale City Council meeting last Thursday evening to address their plans on expanding the building. Amy Tolleson, Allen Oaks Administrator, displayed the plans for the 25,000…

Allen Parish change parish Governor Runs in multiple parishes 0 of 29 precincts reporting – 0% absentee reporting – 0% Votes 0 Ralph Abraham (REP) 0% 0 Oscar “Omar” Dantzler (DEM) 0%…

Kinder Police reported seven arrests over the past week. The arrests included: c Tuesday, October 1: •Marcus Nelson, 41, B/M, of Lake Charles, was arrested for improper lane usage, no proof of…

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) reported several bookings recently in the parish jail. Those arrests included: c September 30: •Stephanie Byrd, 44, of Pitkin, was arrested by the EPD (Elizabeth Police…

Allen Parish recorded 1,426 votes cast during early voting last week, Allen Parish Registrar Monica F. Warren reported. Early voting for the October 12, election was conducted from Saturday, September 28, to…

The Reeves Council set Halloween trick-or-treating hours for October 31, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. They also set Christmas in the Park for Saturday, December 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. And…

The Kinder Council heard from hospital personnel, who outlined their plans to improve healthcare in Kinder. Organizers to improve healthcare asked the council to support their efforts. Jacqueline Costley-Reviel, CEO of Allen…

The Kinder Chamber of Commerce held its annual Farmer/Rancher Appreciation Supper Tuesday, October 1, at the Kinder Community Center. Lane Manuel, center, was honored this year. He is shown with Jason Hebert,…

The Allen Parish Police Jury held two public hearings at the beginning of the October meeting on Monday night. The first was for the lowering of the speed limit on Wright Road…

An Oakdale man was struck and killed near the Koasati Pines Golf Course, which is part of the Coushatta Casino Resort, early Saturday morning, September 28. Oberlin Police Chief Grady Haynes said…