Month: November 2025

Main Street Sessions to Seek Public Input on a ‘More Vibrant Winnfield’

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Winn Main Street is partnering with Main Street America to gather public input on how to strengthen downtown Winnfield and invites all residents to take part in the two sessions being held this week.

A community visioning meeting will be held this Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sherwood Events, 111 W. Lafayette St. This session will focus on hearing from residents, business owners and stakeholders about what they want to see in a “more vibrant Winnfield.”

A follow-up presentation of initial findings and recommendations is set for Friday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Political Museum, 499 E. Main St. At that meeting, the Main Street team will share what they heard and offer early suggestions for downtown improvements.

For more information, call Shannan Chevallier at 318-623-7732.

Louisiana to Fund Temporary Aid as Federal SNAP Benefits Freeze

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Kiwanis Annual Fruit Sale, Now Through Nov. 14

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The annual Kiwanis fruit sale is under way now through Nov. 14. Delivery is expected the first week of December (Dec. 3 or 4) at the Winn Parish Fire Station.

This is the club’s main fundraiser for projects that benefit children in our community and around the world. Please contact a Kiwanian to order fruit for Christmas.

Available fruit includes apples, oranges, grapefruit, pears, clementines, a citrus combo basket and a mixed pack (oranges, apples, grapefruit). Also available are a Tres Queso Pack, summer sausage and cheese.

The club thanks the community for its continued support in all their fundraising efforts. 

Ceremony to Honor All Who Served Nov. 10

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A “Recognition Honoring All Who Served” program celebrating the 250th Marine Corps birthday and Veterans Day will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 10, 2025, at Pine Ridge Country Club.

A free meal will be provided. Please RSVP ahead to ensure enough for all attendees. 

To RSVP, contact Mike Brister at 318-623-5354 or Victoria Guy at 318-413-4848.

Winnfield Parade to Roll Dec. 5, Entries Now Open

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Consider This November (and Every Other Month, Too)

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By Janet Bloomfield

November is the month in which many of us wear white ribbons to draw attention to the terrible scourge of domestic violence. Our traditional understanding of domestic violence as something men do to women is inadequate in many ways, and continuing to focus on this important but narrow characterization ultimately hinders effective ways to address and end violence in families.

Here are five facts about domestic violence that need to be understood and addressed before we can hope to help families that suffer in this way:

  • Domestic violence is about power.
  • Domestic violence affects families, not just individuals.
  • Domestic violence injures women the most severely, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t injure men, too.
  • Domestic violence is not a joke just because it happens to men.
  • Domestic violence is not always physical.

Emotional abuse is a major part of domestic violence. Domestic violence is understood as a tragedy, particularly when there are children involved, witnessing and often suffering from the violence themselves, because this is likely the way a new generation of abusers is born. If we sincerely want to address domestic violence, we need to understand it as, first and foremost, a human tragedy.

For help contact Annie Goods, Winn Parish DART Advocate, at 318-648-0559 or The
Crisis Hotline at 1-888-411-1333.

Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report

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Date: 10-28-25
Name: David A. Banner
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: N/A
Charge: Resisting Officer, Simple Possession, Schedule 1, Driving Under Suspension, Improper Display, No Seatbelt

Date: 10-27-25
Name: Tymon Campbell
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 24
Charge: Domestic Abuse with Child Endangerment, Criminal Damage to Property

Date: 10-28-25
Name: Taylor Tucker
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 20
Charge: Bond Violations

Date: 10-29-25
Name: Michael R. Walker
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 40
Charge: Warrant, Violation of Protective Order

Date: 10-30-25
Name: Joseph B. Kelley
Address: Natchitoches, LA
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Charge: Fugitive, Tint, Modified Exhaust, Driving Under Suspension for Certain Prior Offenses, Resisting an Officer

Date: 10-30-25
Name: Terry L. Sanders
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White
Sex: Male
Age: 57
Charge: Failure to Appear, Domestic Abuse Battery

Date: 11-2-25
Name: Amanda D. Jacobs
Address: Sikes, LA
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 33
Charge: Possession of Schedule 2 (Meth), Criminal Trespass, Prohibited Acts (Paraphernalia), Criminal Damage to Property (over $1,000)

Date: 11-3-25
Name: Tavarius C. Wilkins
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Charge: Fugitive

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation or arrested and charged with a crime have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Winnfield Police Department Arrest Report

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Date: 10-29-25
Name: Marcus Elmore
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Charge: Direct Contempt of Court

Date: 10-30-25
Name: Allen Watkins
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 33
Charge: Aggravated Assault

Date: 11-1-25
Name: Cameron Williams
Address: Gonzales, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Charge: Theft of Motor Vehicle, Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Driving Under Suspension, Simple Battery of Person with Infirmities (x2)

Date: 11-1-25
Name: April L. Jackson
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Age: 37
Charge: Failure to Report an Accident

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation or arrested and charged with a crime have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Notice of Death- November 4, 2025

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Murlene “Moma” Triplett
February 5, 1939 – October 26, 2025
Service: Services for Mrs. Triplett took place October 31, 2025, 11 a.m. Mt. Olive Baptist Church (303 Brown St. Winnfield, LA). Interment followed in the Winnfield Cemetery.

James “Black Hammer” Hinkston
November 5, 1964 – October 24, 2025
Service: Services for Mr. Hinkston took place on Saturday November 1, 2025, 11 a.m. at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church (430 West Jones St. Winnfield, LA). 

Teresa Darleen Parks
December 8, 1958 – October 27, 2025
Service: Funeral services for Mrs. Parks took place at Southern Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Burial followed services at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Winnfield.

Phillip Wayne Alsup
January 12, 1959 – October 12, 2025
Service: Arrangements for Mr. Alsup will be announced by his family at a later date. Thank you. 

Ginger Michelle Thomas
January 26, 1975 – November 1, 2025
Service: Miss Ginger will be laid to rest beside her father in Garden of Memories, Winnfield, following a private family service. Thank you. 

Karen Marie Taylor
July 3, 1953 – November 1, 2025
Service: Services for Mrs. Taylor took place Tuesday, November 4th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 11:00 a.m. Interment followed at Sardis Cemetery.