Tuesday night at approximately 10:20 pm, a Winnfield officer responded to multiple gun shots fired at 501 Elliott Street in Winnfield to discover 2 deceased victims and 2 other gunshot victims.

Detectives and officers with the Winnfield Police Department worked all night processing the crime scene for evidence in the double homicide.

Jatarion Starks, age 24 of Winnfield, was pronounced dead on the scene. Another unidentified b/m subject was also pronounced dead.

The other 2 injured persons were Damion Hardwell and Kendall Reed.  Both were airlifted to Rapides Regional Trauma Center. Their condition is unknown at the time of this report.

Detective report that over 30 rounds of ammunition was fired within the house from several types of guns. Also found were over 10 pounds of illegal marijuana.

The City of Winnfield is asking that everyone have a valid 911 address sign posted by July 1.

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A Campti man wanted by the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office for First Degree Murder in connection with the attempted robbery and shooting of Allen Darrel Halford of Colfax has been captured in Winnfield according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office. Saturday morning, Winnfield Police assisted by the Winn Parish Sheriff ’s Office captured A L Simmons II, 20, of Campti while hiding on the roof of an apartment in Winnfield.

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Calling all home gardeners, vegetable producers, and any others with a green thumb: the Winn Parish Extension Office is preparing for a Master Gardener Program to begin on July 6, 2020. Nightly programs will last from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. For more information concerning the meeting and cost, please contact County Agent Donny Moon at (318) 628-4528.

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At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Winnfield City Council on Tuesday, June 9, approval of a grant was announced, an opportunity for help with bills payments was shared and the public hearing for the 2020-2021 budget was set.

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Waylon Bryan Price was elected President of the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association (LFDA) by his colleagues from across the state at their annual general session on June 2. Price, a licensed funeral director at Southern Funeral Home in Winnfield, is a native of Winnfield and a graduate of Winnfield Senior High School. Being 4th generation funeral director, he follows in the footsteps of three generations of his family in funeral service.

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The Saline Lake Game and Fish Preserve Commission met on Thursday, February 6, to address concerns associated with Saline Lake.

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The Louisiana Loggers Association hosted their first Legislative Day in Winn Parish. LLA wants to thank the Louisiana Political Museum for allowing them to entertain in such a unique space, and they also wish to acknowledge the seven Louisiana senators and seven representatives, the chief of staff for Congressman Abraham, former congressman Rodney Alexander, local Police Jurors, city councilmembers, and of course Louisiana loggers who attended. The amount of rainfall discouraged the planned onsite logging job tour, but that will be rescheduled for a later, dryer date!

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Brought to you by the Winn Parish Voters and Civic League

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The City Council of Winnfield met on Tuesday, February 11, to hear from some outside guests and discuss possible changes and celebrations to grace Winnfield in the near future.

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