Kinder Courier

07/19/2024

Did you see what Reese Chaffin did in Des Moines, Iowa. Get a copy of our paper this week.

07/05/2024

05/24/2024

Coushatta Tribe invites everyone to their Memorial Day Remberance ceremony tomorrow at 10am.

04/29/2024

Deadline is this Thursday, May 2nd

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 2024 SENIORS! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓
KINDER, OBERLIN, REEVES, ELTON, OAKDALE, FAIRVIEW AND ELIZABETH
We are publishing our Graduation Specials on May 16th.
The deadline to place an ad is May 2nd.
Give us a call at 337-738-5642 to place your ad today!
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04/15/2024

ATTENTION PARENTS OF 2024 SENIORS! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓
KINDER, OBERLIN, REEVES, ELTON, OAKDALE, FAIRVIEW AND ELIZABETH
We are publishing our Graduation Specials on May 16th.
The deadline to place an ad is May 2nd.
Give us a call at 337-738-5642 to place your ad today!
Stop by the office or email your information to us at [email protected]

03/21/2024

Pick up your copy of the Kinder Courier today and enter the Easter Ham Giveaway contest. We have 51 gift certificates for a meat purchase available.

03/18/2024

Coushatta expanding: Continues to build on success
Posted on March 14, 2024
KINDER – Chairman Jonathan Cernek, members of the Coushatta Tribal Council, and Coushatta Casino Resort General Manager Todd Stewart will be joined by principals from TBE Architects, Yates Construction and the Wenaha Group to participate in a ground breaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. The ceremony will be held at the Seven Clans statue, located in the Sculpture Garden in front of Seven Clans Hotel.

This ground breaking will officially mark the beginning of construction on the resort’s newest series of upgrades and expansions, which begins with building a new eight-story 204-room luxury hotel with 100 suites. It will be connected to the casino, literally steps away from the casino floor. This expansion will increase capacity at Coushatta Casino Resort to over 1,000 rooms and will create additional employment opportunities for the region.

Tribal Chairman Jonathan Cernek stated, “As construction commences, we are excited about all the new venues and upgrades that we will be able to offer our guests, starting with this new hotel. Our goal is to offer our players an elevated gaming experience, and that includes top-quality lodgings and high-end dining options. The Coushatta Tribe is leading the way in building an unsurpassed resort destination, both in the local market and in the entire region,” he concluded.

During the festivities, Coushatta Tribal dancers and drummers will perform a short program, with cake-cutting to follow. The public is invited to attend.

January 2025 will mark 30 years since the small Coushatta Tribe opened a casino in the middle of a crawfish field that has grow to be the largest casino in Louisiana. Opening a casino in Allen Parish between Kinder and Oberlin was a gamble in itself. The entire parish only has around 22,000 residents. Most casinos in Louisiana are located in big cities like Lake Charles, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

The Coushatta Tribe has continued to build on their success. Many renovations and improvements have kept the Coushatta casino a top destination spot.

Recently all of the old, outdated landscaping that included many palm trees were removed and replaced with many Magnolia trees, the state tree of Louisiana.

What was once the Circus Tent of Slots was transformed into the Entertainment Center, moving concerts into the casino. The 25,000-square-foot structure was repurposed into an impressive event center that seats more than 2,000 guests. The space now sets the stage for top entertainment and talents such as Wynonna Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Martina McBride, Lee Brice and Third Eye Blind.

The newest renovation of the eight story hotel is just the start of a new round of renovation and improvements. The Coushatta Tribe has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the local towns and parishes over their 29 years of operation. Along with providing good paying jobs to tens of thousands of local residents.

03/14/2024

Reeves’ growth on the horizon - hiring new assistant police chief
https://allenparishtoday.com/2024/03/14/reeves-growth-on…ant-police-chief/

02/04/2024

Allen SWC’s Tree sale starts February 7

The Allen SWC’s (Soil and Water Conservation District) annual tree sale starts Wednesday, February 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The tree sale benefits projects and activities for area schools, which teach conservation and stewardship, such as Soil and Water Stewardship Week, Earth Day and other Conservation Education.

Available trees will include the following:
Sweet Pecan ......................$3 Sawtooth Oak ....................$3
Live Oak ..............................$3 Tane-Nashi Persimmon ...$30 Suruga Persimmon ...........$30 Sweet Southern Cherry ....$30 Dwarf Blueberry ................$25 Thornless Blackberry ........$25
Chickapin .............................$3 Mayhaw ................................$3 Artic Frost Satsuma ........... $35 Washington Navel Orange ..............................$30 Moro Blood Orange .............$30 Rio Red Grapefruit ................$30 Improved Meyer Lemon .......$30 Thornless Key Lime................$30 Sweet Kumquat (Nagami) .....................$30
Lila Avocado .......................$35 Arbequina Olive .................$30 Celeste Fig ..........................$25 Brown Turkey Fig ...............$25

The sweet pecan, sawtooth oak, live oak, chickapin and mayhaws are bare root. The dwarf blueberry and thornless blackberry trees are in one gallon pots. The rest are in three gallon pots.

For more information, call the Allen Soil and Water Oberlin Field Office at 337-639-4850, extension three or visit them at 309 N. First St. in Oberlin

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02/04/2024

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02/04/2024

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple cases of “smash and grab,” residential burglaries that occurred on January 11, 2024. One of those “smash and grab” events happened off of state Highway 112 in Elizabeth, while the home owners were at work, according to a press release from Sheriff Doug Hebert III’s office. There were two more residences broken into in north Oakdale, off of Green Field Lane. On January 28, another residence was broken into on state Highway 372 (Ballard Road), Oakdale. The home owner stated that they left their residence on January 23, around 3:30 p.m. and when they returned on January 28, at approximately 4:30 p.m., their house had been broke into. The home owners of all residential break ins are reporting the same items missing including jewelry, collector coins and money stolen. If anyone has seen anything suspicious, people or vehicles in these area, please contact the sheriff’s off ice at 337-639-4353 or Crime Stoppers at 337-389-7001

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01/18/2024

Kinder Chamber Banquet will be January 22. This is our entertainment Mr. Jody Fuller Comedian. Jody Fuller is a comic, speaker, writer, and soldier with three tours of duty in Iraq If you will need ticket please let me know as soon as possible. If you like you can call 337-738-5945 or text 337-998-1168.

11/28/2023

Kinder Girls blowout another team on this young season. Hold a 5-0 record.

Tonight's final

Leaders:
Carmon Sellers 16pts 5stl
Cicily Hill 13pts 3stl
Ava Fontenot 7pts 5stl
Megan Gafford 6pts 6Reb
Sophie Bruchhaus 6pts 7 Reb
Malia Baty 5pts 4Reb

11/11/2023

Thank you to all of our Veterans!

Here are the ones that are in this year's Kinder Courier Veterans special.

11/09/2023

Very proud of how the Kinder Courier Veterans Special came out. Get your paper at the Kinder Courier office.

11/03/2023

Tomorrow! come out and enjoy a free breakfast, and honor our local veterans! Thank you for your service! 

10/17/2023

The Veterans Day Special will publish on Nov 9th. If you have a Veteran in your family you would like to show appreciation for please let us know. A 1x3 color ad is only $15 and includes a photo (you provide), Name, Service Branch, and special message from you to them. This is for living and In Memory of Veterans.

Send us an email to [email protected] with a photo of the Veteran, Name, Service Branch (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Ect.) And your message to them. Examples are below.

10/10/2023

OAKDALE - During homecoming week, a curfew has been established for 10 p.m. for all high school students, according to Police Chief Chad Doyle. This is being done to protect all students.

10/10/2023

Attention! We will publish our Veterans Day special on Nov 9th in the Kinder Courier. It will be full of photos from the Veterans day Pancake breakfast.

Do you have a Veteran in your family you would like to Honor? We do, In Memory Of also.

09/29/2023

Deadline is today at 5pm!
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ATTENTION PARENTS!
We will publish our homecoming special next Thursday. We are offering a special price on congratulations ads for your homecoming maid, football player, cheerleader, band/flag member or dancer.
Please call 337-738-5642 or email [email protected] with your information.
The color sizes are:
2x3 $55
2x4 $70
2x5 $90
3x5 $115
Deadline is Friday at 5PM!
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09/27/2023

ATTENTION PARENTS!
We will publish our homecoming special next Thursday. We are offering a special price on congratulations ads for your homecoming maid, football player, cheerleader, band/flag member or dancer.
Please call 337-738-5642 or email [email protected] with your information.
The color sizes are:
2x3 $55
2x4 $70
2x5 $90
3x5 $115
Deadline is Friday at 5PM!
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06/29/2023

This week’s Kinder Courier’s will be a day late. They went to the wrong post office. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Mayor Wayland LaFargue, Kinder, shared photos of the town’s new generator arriving on June 2. In May, the council approved using ARP (American Rescue Plan) monies to purchase the generator to replace a 30-year-old generator. This will be used to keep the town’s water going when electricity goes ...

05/10/2023

Listen to the Kinder baseball semi final game here.

ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY BENOIT MOTORS - SEMIFINAL EDITION

⚾️ Berwick Panthers vs Kinder Yellow Jackets ⚾️
📅 Wednesday, May 10, 2023
⏰ 2:00
🎙️ Sean Larken
📻 KROK 95.7

LISTEN LIVE: https://streamdb3web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KROK?CFID=b0f23a54-7893-4c83-a997-736ee031f159&CFTOKEN=0

05/01/2023

Coushatta Prayer walk, Thursday May 4th 10am.