(05/26/20) In past years 4-H camp at the LSU AgCenter Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock has served more than 3,000 youth. A virtual camp is expected to serve significantly more.
Sen. Fred Mills
BATON ROUGE--The Senate voted 28-6 Wednesday to approve a bill to make medical marijuana more widely available across the state.
Avoyelles Parish continued to see a daily increase in reported cases of Coronavirus-2019, with two more bringing the total since March to 117. The parish has had nine deaths from the disease.
COVID claimed two more victims this month, but missed a third when the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury discussed several projects in the parish's future.
Covid continued its uptick with two new cases in Avoyelles, according to noon figures released by the state.
The total is now 115 in Avoyelles Parish.
This month 395 Avoyelles Parish students graduated as the Class of 2020.
Most of the parish's graduates were in the four public school system's high schools.
The number of positive cases of COVID jumped by nine cases today, bringing the total to 113.
That is the largest one day jump in Avoyelles since tracking began in March.
The number of confirmed Covid tests in Avoyelles Parish grew one more today, according to the state officials.
Obituaries
Graveside services for Joyce Marie Thomas James of Mansura are currently pending. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.
Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Christ the King Catholic Church will be limited to 100 people for the Funeral Service.
Graveside services for Joyce Marie Thomas James of Mansura are currently pending. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.
Rodney James Lemoine, 79 was a native of Plaucheville and a resident of Baton Rouge passed away on Friday May 22, 2020 at his residence.
Effie Jean Green was born on April 14, 1939 to Edward and Gertrude Payne. She was second of nine children born to their union.
Sports
It doesn't take Nostradamus to predict the future of girls high school basketball in AvoyellesParish.
By Raymond L. Daye
St. Joseph sophomore slugger Mackenzie Gauthier awaits the ball during the Lady Eagles 16-1 victory over Bolton in the Grant High tournament on March 7. Gauthier hit a stand-up double. {Photo submitted by Brandi Schexnayder}
This past week was the last baseball/softball action at least until mid-April, due to high schools being closed and sporting events cancelled until April 13.
By Raymond L. Daye
Five area youth recently won honors at the national Punt, Pass and Kick competition at ULL. The young athletes are (from left) Robert Ormsby, Bubba Flook, John David Smith and John Eves, all of Bunkie. Not pictured is Hudson Normand of Cottonport. {Photo courtesy of Bruce Coulon}
Five Bunkie area youth won national honors during the recent Punt, Pass and Kick competition at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
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