PUBLIC NOTICE SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF LOUISIANA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Department of State, Secretary of State Nancy Landry, is proposing to contract for the drayage or hauling of voting machines and related election material in and for the parish of Allen and will receive sealed bids thereon until December 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST. All interested parties may obtain a bid package by applying in writing to the Department of State, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9125, in person at the DepartmentÕs Purchasing Office located at 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809, or by calling Melissa Johnson at (225) 922-0424 or Tina Hebert 225-922-3023. Otherwise, you may obtain an electronic copy of the drayage bid documents from the Office of State Purchasing website or the Secretary of State website: ¥ Office of State Purchasing: https://wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/pubmain.cfm Search Bids by Department. Click on the link: State Ð Secretary of State. Find the parish bid you are searching for and click there. You would print from this link. ¥ Secretary of State home page: http://www.sos.la.gov/, under ÒOur OfficeÓ, ÒView solicitationsÓ. Bid packages will be available beginning November 17, 2026. The contract shall be for a primary term beginning from date of award ending December 31, 2027, and shall contain an option to renew for two (2) additional 12-month periods at the same prices, terms, and conditions, not to exceed thirty-six (36) months. All bids must be submitted in writing on the forms provided by the Department in accordance with the Louisiana Procurement Code and Louisiana Administrative Code Title 31, Part III, Chapter 1, and should be either delivered by hand or courier service to the Purchasing Department located at 3851 Essen Lane, or sent by registered or certified mail with a return receipt requested to the Department of State, Post Office Box 94125, Attention: Melissa Johnson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9125. All bids must be signed in original ink. Bidder is solely responsible for ensuring that its courier service provider makes inside deliveries to our physical location. Bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of its bid. NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DATE AND HOUR SPECIFIED ABOVE. Failure to meet the bid opening date and time shall result in rejection of the bid. If the bidder is an agency, corporation or partnership, evidence of authority to submit a bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 39:1594(C)(4). Bids will be publicly opened and read in the Archives Auditorium located in the State Archives Building at 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 on December 18, 2026 at 10:00 am CST. Bids will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder within ten (10) days of bid opening. The successful bidder will be required to comply fully with all contract specifications and requirements. The Secretary of State reserves the right to refuse any and all bids and to waive any and all informalities. All contracts are subject to the availability of funds. Dated and signed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 17th, day of November, 2026. NANCY LANDRY SECRETARY OF STATE (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 2026)1T Cost is $75.00

POSITION NOTICE The Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s) to fill the following position(s): One (1) Food Service Manager at ELIZABETH HIGH SCHOOl Cafeteria Minimum Requirements: 1. High school diploma or GED Certificate. 2. Minimum of one (3) years food service experience. 3. Completion of Louisiana School Food Service Manager Certification Program or complete the State Certification Program within (2) years of hire. 4. Excellent physical and mental health. (Pre-employment physical is required) 5. Copy of high school diploma or GED certificate must be attached to application Salary: APSB Salary Schedule - $18,837/year (178/178 days) $15.12/hr. Status of Employments: 9 months (178 days) Application Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4 p.m. Employment Effective: Monday, January 4, 2027 Special Requirements: Interviews will be conducted on November 18, 2026 at the Allen Parish School Board Office. APPLY: Allen Parish School Board Office 1111 W. 7th Ave. ¥ P O Drawer C Oberlin, Louisiana 70655 APPLY ONLINE: https://www.allen.k12.la.us/ This Institution is an equal opportunity provider (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 5 & 12, 2026)2T Cost is $70.00

POSITION NOTICE The Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s) to fill the following position(s): 1-FULL Day (7 hr.) Cafeteria Tech for ELIZABETH High School Minimum Requirements: 1. Quantity food service experience. 2. Demonstrates aptitude for successful performance of all job responsibilities as assigned by proper authority. 3. Excellent physical and mental health. (Pre-employment physicals are required.) Salary: Starting Pay $15,972.00/year ($12.82/hour starting pay) Status of Employments: 9 months (178 days) Application Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4pm Employment Effective: Monday, January 4, 2027 Special Requirements: Interviews will be conducted on November 18, 2026 at the Allen Parish School Board office. APPLY: Allen Parish School Board Office P O Drawer C/ 1111 West 7th Ave. Oberlin, Louisiana 70655 APPLY ONLINE: https://www.allen.k12.la.us/ This Institution is an equal opportunity provider (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 5 & 12, 2026)2T Cost is $60.00

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEN PARISH POLICE JURY NOTICE OF INTENT Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, December 7, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. by the Allen Parish Police Jury at the Allen Parish Police Jury Administration Building, 602 Court Street, Oberlin, Louisiana, 70655, to discuss adopting the 2027 Budget. /s/Tony Hebert, President Allen Parish Police Jury (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 19 & 26, 2026)3T Cost is $60.00

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEN PARISH POLICE JURY NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Allen Parish Police Jury, Oberlin, Louisiana will receive sealed bids up to the hour of 4:00PM on December 7th 2026, at the Allen Parish Police Jury Administration building, for the purchase of the following materials. 1. Creosote bridge timbers/materials, and pilings, S1S1E, 12lb min treatment. 2. Round and arched pipe per foot, various sizes and coatings, delivered each barn. 3. Rock (washed- oversized road gravel, road gravel, & C-3, sand-clay-gravel flume sand, red compaction sand, top soil/dirt) 4. Limestone- (30 lb rock, 3x5 limestone, 2Õ/Ballast, #57, #67, #8, and #610) in both Kentucky Grey and tan or white Bahama limestone 5. Unscreened Cal-base 5-A, Cal-sorb Bed Ash and Portland for soil cement. 6. Liquid Asphalt- (CRS-2, CRS-2-P, and CSS -1H (Bid is to include delivery to each barn as well as demurrage charge rates.) 7. Hot Mix Asphalt and Cold Mix. Per ton FOB and delivered to various barns. 8. Furnish equipment and labor to lay hot mix asphalt for small projects. All bids will be good for a 6 months period beginning Janurary 1st through May 31st 2027 unless otherwise specified. Bids will be opened on December 7th at 4:00 PM and announced at the public meeting at 6:00PM Specification may be obtained upon request form the Allen Parish Police Jury office by calling between the hours of 7:00 am and 4:00pm. 337-639-4328 and ask for Mr. Joel Johnson or Mrs. Angie Plante. Bids may be withdrawn at any time prior to the bid closing time. Bids received after the closing time will be returned unopened, otherwise all bids will be opened and accepted based on price and availability and will remain in effect until the 6 months period has ended. All sealed bids must be identified as such on the envelope, along with the name of the bidding vendor. The Allen Parish Police Jury reserves the right reject any and all bids as it may elect for justified reasons. /s/ Tony Hebert, President Allen Parish Police Jury (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 19 & 26, 2026)3T Cost is $95.00

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFFÕS SALE 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Parish of Allen State of Louisiana CROSSCOUNTRY MpRTGAGE, LLC. VS No. C-2026-234 KEATON DA VJD MONTIE By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and to me directed by the Honorable Court aforesaid, I have seized and will offer for sale at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, withOUT the benefit of appraisement, at the Court House door of this Parish, in the Town of Oberlin, Parish of Allen, on DECEMBER 16, 2026 between legal hours, beginning at 10:00 A.M., the following described property, to-wit: A certain parcel of ground, situated in the Parish of Allen, State of Louisiana, located in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of SW 1/4) of Section 2, Township 7 South, Range 7 West, Southwestern Land District, Louisiana Meridian, containing 10.00 acres, more or less, and being more particularly described on the plan of survey by Lacy & Associates, Inc., Olin M. Lacy, Jr., P.L.S., dated May 29, 2015, as follows: Commencing at the Southwest Corner of said South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of SW 1/4), thence proceed North 89 Degrees 28 Minutes 19 Seconds East, along the South Line of said South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of SW 1/4), for a distance of 885.55 Feet to the point of the beginning; Thence North 02 Degrees 17 Minutes 15 Seconds East for a distance of 1,477.88 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 44 Minutes 00 Seconds East for a distance of 295.21 Feet; Thence South 02 Degrees 17 Minutes 24 Seconds West for a distance of 1,476.53 Feet to the South Line of said South Half of the Southwest Quarter (S 1/2 of SW 1/4); Thence South 89 Degrees 28 Minutes 19 Seconds West, along said South Line, for a distance of 295.21 Feet to the point of beginning, subject to right of way for Kingrey Cemetery Road along the south side. Including one 2015 Clayton Manufactured Home, bearing Serial No. Cbh028086tx, Model 35Val18803th15, 21ÕX68Õ immobilized in File No. 484735, records of Allen Parish, Louisiana. Which has the address of 487 Kingrey Cemetery Road, Ragley, La 70657. Seized under said Writ. Terms UPON SUCCESSFULLY BIDDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE WINNING BIDDER MUST IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE THE SHERIFF WITH THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY 12:00 PM (NOON) ON THE DATE OF THE SALE WITH A MONEY ORDER, CASHIER OR CERTIFIED CHECK, PLUS THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER BRANDY HOLLAND FOR: DOUGLAS L. HEBERT, III SHERIFF SheriffÕs Office, Oberlin, La., NOVEMBER 4, 2026. LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 3510 N. CAUSEWAY BLVD., SUITE 600 METAIRIE LA 70002 Attorney for plaintiff (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 2026; DECEMBER 10, 2026)2T Cost is $140.20

PUBLIC NOTICE SHERIFFÕS SALE 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Parish of Allen State of Louisiana 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS No. C-2026-289 TYLER KADE WEAVER. ET ALS. By virtue of a writ of SEIZURE AND SALE and to me directed by the Honorable Court aforesaid, I have seized and will offer for sale at public auction, to the last and highest bidder, with the benefit of appraisement, at the Court House door of this Parish, in the Town of Oberlin, Parish of Allen, on DECEMBER 16, 2026 between legal hours, beginning at 10:00 A.M., the following described property, to-wit: 2021 Legacy (Lega) Manufactured Home Bearing Serial Number L211860 Commencing at the Southwest Corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 5 South, Range 7 West, Southwestern Land District, Louisiana Meridian, Allen Parish, Louisiana; Thence North 00 Degrees 25Õ51Ó West a distance of 825.00 Feet; Thence North 89 Degrees 58Õ32Ó East a distance of 396.00 Feet; Thence South 00 Degrees 25Õ51Ó East a distance of 825.00 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 58Õ32Ó West a distance of 100.00 Feet; Thence North 00 Degrees 25Õ51Ó West a distance of 238.71 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 58Õ32Õ West A Distance Of 182.49 Feet; Thence South 00 Degrees 25Õ51Ó East a distance of 238.71 Feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 58Õ32Ó West a distance of 113.51 Feet to the point of commencement of Tract 1, containing 6.50 acres, more or less, being designated as tract 1 shown on that survey by Reddoch Land Surveying, dated October 6, 2022. Seized under said Writ. Terms UPON SUCCESSFULLY BIDDING ON THE PROPERTY, THE WINNING BIDDER MUST IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE THE SHERIFF WITH THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID BY 12:00 PM (NOON) ON THE DATE OF THE SALE WITH A MONEY ORDER, CASHIER OR CERTIFIED CHECK, PLUS THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER BRANDY HOLLAND FOR: DOUGLAS L. HEBERT, III SHERIFF SheriffÕs Office, Oberlin, La., NOVEMBER 4, 2026. ALLISON N BEASLEY ATTORNEY AT LAW 8500 UNITED PLAZA BOULEVARD SUITE 200 BATON ROUGE LA 70809 Attorney for plaintiff (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 2026; DECEMBER 10, 2026)2T Cost is $126.60

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEN PARISH POLICE JURY BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION Allen Parish Police Jury (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Poplar St. Bridge Replacement EngineerÕs Project No.: 225003 Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Allen Parish Police Jury office located at 602 Court St. Oberlin, LA 70655, and online at Central Bidding (www.centralbidding.com) until November 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. a. Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 3 (Low Income Resident Participation) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, Section 109 (Non-Discrimination) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 503 (Non-Discrimination Against Employees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, and all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana and bonding and insurance requirements. b. Small businesses, minority businesses, womenÕs business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, labor surplus area firms and/or Section 3 businesses are encouraged to participate.Ê c. [Owner] is an equal opportunity employer. d. Any person with disabilities required special accommodations must contact [Owner] no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening. e. Successful bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID (UEI), as verified on www.sam.gov, prior to award of contract. The Project includes the following Work: Bridge Reconstruction, Grading, Class II Base Course, and Asphalt Concrete Pavement Bids are requested for the following Contract: Allen Parish Police Jury - Poplar St. Bridge Replacement Prospective Bidders may obtain complete Bidding Documents from www.centralbidding.com. Printed copies are not available from the Project Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduction costs A non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM. at Allen Parish Police Jury office located at 602 Court St. Oberlin, LA 70655. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 5, 12 & 19, 2026)3T Cost is $60.00

PUBLIC NOTICE ALLEN PARISH LIBRARIES PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Act 504 of the Louisiana Legislature, notice is hereby given as follows: A public hearing on the 2027 Proposed Budget will be conducted on November 19, 2026, (11:00 a.m.) at Allen Parish Libraries Oberlin Branch meeting room. The Proposed Budget is available for public inspection the Library Headquarters in Oberlin on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2027 REVENUES 2027 PROPOSED AD VALOREM TAX $1,678,114 REVENUE SHARING 48,803 MISC. INCOME 297,829 TOTAL INCOME 2,024,746 EXPENSES PERSONNEL SERVICES 1,079,005 OPERATING SERVICES 750,636 TRAVEL & PROF DEVÕT 74,000 CAPITAL OUTLAY 121,105 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,024,746 (PUBLISH: October 29, 2026; NOVEMBER 5 & 12, 2026)3T Cost is $40.00

POSITION NOTICE The Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s) to fill the following position(s): One (1) Food Service Manager at ELIZABETH HIGH School Cafeteria Minimum Requirements: 1. High school diploma or GED Certificate. 2. Minimum of one (3) years food service experience. 3. Completion of Louisiana School Food Service Manager Certification Program or complete the State Certification Program within (2) years of hire. 4. Excellent physical and mental health. (Pre-employment physical is required) 5. Copy of high school diploma or GED certificate must be attached to application Salary: APSB Salary Schedule - $18,837/year (178/178 days) $15.12/hr. Status of Employments: 9 months (178 days) Application Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4 p.m. Employment Effective: Monday, January 4, 2027 Special Requirements: Interviews will be conducted on November 18, 2026 at the Allen Parish School Board Office. APPLY: Allen Parish School Board Office 1111 W. 7th Ave. ¥ P O Drawer C Oberlin, Louisiana 70655 APPLY ONLINE: https://www.allen.k12.la.us/ This Institution is an equal opportunity provider (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 5 & 12, 2026)2T Cost is $70.00

POSITION NOTICE The Allen Parish School Board is seeking person(s) to fill the following position(s): 1-FULL Day (7 hr.) Cafeteria Tech for ELIZABETH High School Minimum Requirements: 1. Quantity food service experience. 2. Demonstrates aptitude for successful performance of all job responsibilities as assigned by proper authority. 3. Excellent physical and mental health. (Pre-employment physicals are required.) Salary: Starting Pay $15,972.00/year ($12.82/hour starting pay) Status of Employments: 9 months (178 days) Application Deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026 at 4pm Employment Effective: Monday, January 4, 2027 Special Requirements: Interviews will be conducted on November 18, 2026 at the Allen Parish School Board office. APPLY: Allen Parish School Board Office P O Drawer C/ 1111 West 7th Ave. Oberlin, Louisiana 70655 APPLY ONLINE: https://www.allen.k12.la.us/ This Institution is an equal opportunity provider (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 5 & 12, 2026)2T Cost is $60.00

PUBLIC NOTICE 33rd Judicial District Court Parish of Allen State of Louisiana Docket No. C-2024-079 Kylie N. West Vs. Joseph A. West To Joseph A. West, or any other person(s) who may be concerned. Please be advised that Joseph A. West has been named defendant in the above captioned matter. If anyone knows any information regarding Joseph A. WestÕs whereabouts, please contact our office: Chad B. Guidry, Attorney at Law, 337-738-2280. (PUBLISH: NOVEMBER 12, 2026)1T Cost is $70.00