A natural high bank of Red River was breached Thursday, causing the Red to flow into an agricultural field and into Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge.
32 grams of suspected heroin recovered by Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's deputies.
A Marksville man has been arrested with 32 grams of suspected heroin packaged for alleged drug sales.
Richard Smith
The following is a release from the Marksville Police Department:
Simmesport will dedicate its Leo Ehrhardt Central Park at 10 a.m. Saturday (May 25) in honor of the man who served 10 terms as the town’s mayor.
It took three meetings to do it, but Bunkie Police Chief Scott Ferguson finally gained City Council approval to promote a part-time officer to a full-time detective.
This is an update to a story reported this morning, May 22:
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office has sent out a press release stating Oak Haven Community Care Center was put on lockdown Wednesday morning.
MANSURA, La. (Mansura Police Department) - The Mansura Police Department has asked for the public's help in locating Matthew Frank.
Obituaries
Memorial services for Marion Chapman Beckley will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Bunkie with Rev. Mark Robertson officiating.
Funeral services for Darrel Joseph “D.J.” “Heavy Dee” Juneau will be held in the Chapel of Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home of Marksville on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 11:00 A.M.
Funeral Mass for Richard A. Wall of Marksville will take place at the Christ the King Catholic Church of Simmesport on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 beginning at 1:00pm with Fr.
Funeral Mass for Lula Belle Dupont will begin at 10:30am on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Simmesport. Entombment will be in the Christ the King Mausoleum.
Funeral services for Ken Bordelon will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in the chapel of Kramer of Fifth Ward with Rev. Keith Lamartiniere officiating.
Sports
It has been called the “sweet science” by some and a throwback to gladiatorial Rome by others.
By Raymond L. Daye
The final two Avoyelles Parish teams were eliminated from the state baseball playoffs this week.
Although the Avoyelles Public Charter Lady Vikings were able to upset the No.
By Raymond L. Daye
Columns
Scott Angelle
The Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Scott Angelle will now serve as the chairman of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC). Appointed by U. S.
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle told attendees of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Conference, held at the Port of New Orleans Tuesday, that
The Austin Chalk and Tuscaloosa Marine Shale oil-producing formations -- both of which are located in Avoyelles Parish -- continue to draw attention from drilling and exploration investors.
By Raymond L. Daye
Lifestyle
IS THAT JESUS?
A man said to be Jesus of Nazareth stands near the open entrance of the borrowed tomb where the noted healer had been placed after being executed two days ago. Jesus’ body was missing when officials went to the scene this morning after rumors were spreading that the Nazarene carpenter had risen from the dead. {Artwork by Constantin Hansen (1804-1880)}
{Editor’s Note: This series depicts how the events of Jesus Christ’s last week in Jerusalem could have been reported by a newspaper.
By Raymond L. Daye
PRIOR TO ARREST IN GETHSEMANE
Jesus of Nazareth seems lost in prayer mere minutes before his arrest in the Gethsemane Garden outside of Jerusalem two days ago. The roaming rabbi was charged with treason and executed on Golgotha -- also called the Place of the Skull or Skull Hill -- yesterday. {Artwork by Henrik Olrik (1830-1890)}.
{Editor’s Note: This series depicts how the events of Jesus Christ’s last week in Jerusalem could have been reported by a newspaper.
By Raymond L. Daye
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