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Temps will drop in 30s tonight in Avoyelles
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 422 AM CDT FRI NOV 5 2010 ...FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYE...
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'Choo Choo' signaled Boogie Kings were arriving
By Jim Butler Many people’s earliest memory of Doug Ardoin and the Boogie Kings is hearing them from a Eunice-area stage in the late 1950’s. Mine is listening to them at the Pelican Club in Marks...
Oct 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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EMERGENCY CLOSURE UPDATE LA 1, in Avoyelles Parish, is now open to traffic.
EMERGENCY CLOSURE UPDATE LA Hwy 1, in Moreauville, is now open to traffic. The road was closed for almost 12 hours due to a traffic accident involving 2 tractor trailers. More information will be...
Oct 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Highway One may not open unti 2pm. Off duty troopers, large wreckers on scene at wreck.
La. 1 milepost 226 Avoyelles Parish Troop E La. 1 at this location is closed due to a crash. Large wreckers are on the scene and are working to open the roadway. Two off duty troopers have been c...
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...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAPIDES...VERNON AND AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-AVOYELLES LA- 449 PM CDT TUE OCT 19 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAPIDES...VERNON AND AVOYELLES PARISHES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERV...
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New book takes you on trip through state along Louisiana Hwy. 1
EDITORS COMMENT: This newly released book, "Louisiana Hwy. 1," published by the UL Press., takes you from one of the state to the other along the 436 miles of Louisiana Highway One The new book ...
Oct 19, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Louisiana State Police Troop E To Participate In National Teen Driver Safety Week
Avoyelles area motorists hitting the road on October 17-23, 2010 should wear their seat belts or be ready to face the consequences. That is the message Louisiana State Police Troop E are sending, a...
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Unrestrained Driver Killed in Evangeline Parish Crash
James Rozas of Rozas Road
Oct 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crash in St. Landry Leave One Person Dead
St. Landry Parish- Early this morning, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA 103 south of US 167. The crash claimed the life of a Gonzales woman. According to i...
Oct 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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No Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2011
Elderly and others in Avoyelles and the entire nation on fixed income from social security will have to wait another year for an increase in pay. Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security...
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Wetlands Enhancement Project Dedicated to L. J. "Dr. Duck" Mayeux
Grand Cote NWR Enhancement – Marksville, Louisiana MARKSVILLE, La., October 12, 2010 – At the southern end of the Mississippi Flyway, Ducks Unlimited dedicated a wetlands restoration project at Gr...
Oct 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lee Greenwood and Louise Mandrell to team up at Paragon this Friday
Lee Greenwood and Louise Mandrell team up for one great night of country music in Paragon’s Mari Showroom. Mandrell will perform hits like “I’m Not Through Loving You Yet,” “Maybe My Baby” and “Sav...
Oct 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fatal Crash Claims Two Lives near Ville Platte
Evangeline Parish Last night, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 29 south of Chataignier. The crash claimed the lives of two Evangeline Parish resident...
Jan 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marksville man killed in Motorcycle accident
A motorcycle accident on the Brouillette highway north of Marksville claimed the life of a Marksville man. On Friday, December 30, 2011, Joe "Lil Joe" Elder, II, 33, died from injuries sustained i...
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Paragon Casino Resort New Alligator Ball Drop will signal midnight at New Year’s Eve Celebration
MARKSVILLE, La., (December 30, 2011) – Paragon Casino Resort is ringing in the New Year “Louisiana Style” with a one-of-a-kind ball drop. Inspired by the culture of Louisiana, Paragon Casino Resor...
Dec 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Avoyelles escapee captured in Pineville area
The escapee who walked away from a work detail was captured this afternoon in the Pineville area, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. Charles Kevin Pennington, 43, who had been on wo...
Dec 29, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Road reopened
UPDATE: LA DOTD advised that in Avoyelles Parish, S.P. 805-21-0008, LA 1178 between LA 29 and US 71, has been reopened. =============== The Christmas rains which have soaked Avoyelles have result...
Dec 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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100 percent of rain today in Avoyelles as Christmas rain continues
It was not a white Christmas but it was a wet Christmas in Avoyelles this year. And the rains created by a low pressure system in the gulf continue. The following forecast from the weather service...
Dec 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Catahoula Parish Mother and Son Die in Christmas Day Fire in Enterprise
Enterprise, LA- The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a tragic fire that has taken the life of a mother and her son when their home ...
Dec 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Merry Christmas Avoyelles
Happy Holidays from all of us at avoyellestoday.com
Dec 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Inmate escapes from work release Dec. 21
An Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office inmate was on the loose last week as the paper went to press for the Christmas holidays. According to Sheriff Doug Anderson, a work release inmate walked away...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Timber bridge on La. Highway 1176 near Eola on closed immediately
The LA DOTD advises that based on findings of a routine bridge inspection, the Timber Bridge (#805-09-00.45-1) near Eola, Avoyelles Parish, is in need of repairs and must be closed immediately. Wea...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Avoyelles Parish Public schools to dismiss Friday for Christmas holidays
Avoyelles Schools will be closed for two weeks for the Christmas holidays beginning Friday afternoon. Today marks the beginning of mid-term exams. The second semester will begin Monday, January 9 w...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Avoyelles, Plaucheville schools top donators to annual Christmas food drive
The results of the 2011 Christmas Cheer Food Drive are complete, and Avoyelles Pairsh experienced an increase in the amount of food donated from last year, according to Jayne Wright-Velez, executiv...
Dec 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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