There were only 52 test results for Avoyelles Parish in the Monday update from the state health department. There were eight new cases and one additional death.
Avoyelles had another double-digit increase in COVID cases since Friday's report, but the number of new cases in the parish is very similar to the increase in cases at the state prison in Cottonpor
Two of the four Avoyelles Parish teams were eliminated in the first round of high school boys basketball playoffs Friday. Two will continue their quest for a title early next week.
After several days of single-digit increases in new COVID cases, Avoyelles Parish saw a 31-case increase in the Friday update from the state health department.
Two Avoyelles Parish girls basketball teams have made it to the semifinals in their respective playoffs. Both got there with 2-point wins in the quarterfinals and both face the No.
Gov. John Bel Edwards didn't say Louisiana is moving to Phase 3 and he didn't say the state is staying in "Modified Phase 2" in his press conference Thursday (Feb. 25).
Avoyelles Parish had only six new cases of COVID-19 out of 447 test results in Thursday's update from the state health department. The new cases were among 419 molecular tests.
Obituaries
Funeral Mass for Wesley Valois, Jr. of Mansura will begin at 11:00am on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Mansura with Fr. Irion St. Romain officiating.
Myrtle Juanita Jones, age 82, passed away at the Riviere de Soleil Nursing Home of Mansura on Saturday, February 27th, 2021.
A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Ashton Thomas Young will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 12:00 P.M. from the Chapel of Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home of Marksville.
Funeral services for Robert Henry Frith Harwood will be Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the Calvary Episcopal Church 401 S. Lexington Ave. - BunkieLA 71322 with Rev. Pete Smith officiating.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Harold Mayeux will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church with the Rev. Stephen Scott Chemino, V.G. officiating.
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When he was in high school, people called him "psycho," carved insults into the side of his vehicle and bullied him incessantly.
By Raymond L. Daye
Krysten Bennett, owner of The Prep healthy lifestyles business in Marksville, stirs up a tasty and healthy dish for her pre-prepared meals customers. Bennett also operates a women-only gym featuring several programs designed to encourage a healthy lifestyle.
It has been said, only partly in jest, that “if it tastes good, it must be bad for you.”
By Raymond L. Daye
Dual-enrollment for high school students in Avoyelles Parish is offered through LSUA.
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