Martco LLC, parent company for timber sourcing and manufacturing company RoyOMartin, announced it will invest more than $30 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Allen Parish plant that produces…
Land sale in city tabled until May meeting
Due to no quorum present Thursday evening April 4, the regular meeting of the Oakdale City Council was rescheduled and held Friday morning, April 12. In the absence of Mayor Gene Paul,…
Discussion of a spring convention underway
The Louisiana House Tuesday kicked off discussion of Gov. Jeff Landry’s call for a convention this spring to pare down the state’s Constitution. HB 800, sponsored by Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia,…
Beautification projects planned, volunteers sought
Love the Boot Week is Louisiana’s largest litter removal effort with over 650 clean up and beautification events happening across the state. Kinder Locally the Town of Kinder and Kinder Rotary will…
Library plans several events
The Allen Parish Library system’s van will hit the road in April. Monday visits are alternated between the Kinder Nursing Home, Head Start and home deliveries on the first, third and fifth…
Kinder Council amends budget, hears other issues
The Kinder Council made quick work on addressing items on its agenda Monday evening including adopting an amended budget. A public hearing was held in regards to the ordinance. Then the council…
AP Jury to appeal land placed in a trust
In the wake of the Bureau of Indian Affairs placing seven parcels of Allen Parish property into a trust, the Allen Parish Police Jury, during its meeting on Monday, April 1, adopted…
Election results: Biden and Trump lead their parties, all six tax renewals for Allen Parish School Board approved
Statewide, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. carried the Democratic Party with 86 percent of the vote (143,371 votes) unofficially at press time. Marianne Williamson received five percent of the vote (7,898) and…
Coushatta Casino Resort growing
Coushatta Casino Resort celebrated progress and growth with a ground breaking ceremony held Wednesday, March 20, to officially kick off the construction on the resort’s newest upgrades and expansion, namely the construction…
APSB opposes House Bill 745 in special meeting
A quick special meeting Monday evening, March 25, allowed the Allen Parish School Board to unanimously adopt a resolution expressing its opposition to state legislation establishing Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). This resolution…