Marksville High will have to look for other funding sources to repair its track after the School Board narrowly rejected a committee recommendation to use Needs Assessment revenue for the $120,000
Tawaski Hall
COTTONPORT - Funeral services for Tawaski Damian Hall of Cottonport are currently pending with Escude Funeral Home.
As expected, the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office disagrees that media coverage surrounding Norris Greenhouse Jr.’s upcoming murder trial requires the trial be moved out of Avoyelles Parish.
Complaints from Media 3 customers, and frustration over the company’s failure to even acknowledge those complaints with a return phone call, had Marksville City Council members wondering whether t
A hearing on a motion seeking to move the murder trial of Norris Greenhouse Jr. out of Avoyelles Parish will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in 12th Judicial District Court.
FOLLOW THE LEADER
Mustang Quarterback Brody Knott (right in gray) leads the way for running back Javien Jackson during Avoyelles’ 58-29 trouncing of the visiting Menard Eagles last Friday. {Photo by Connie Giovanetti}
If you like to see the scoreboard light up, then Week 3 was your kind of week for the three football playing high schools in Avoyelles Parish. There were 189 points scored in the three games.
Daniel “Dan” Francis Rumpf
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A memorial service for Daniel “Dan” Francis Rumpf of St. Francisville will be held at a later date with a private service.
When the parish government doesn’t have money to do needed improvements on your road and the number of residents on the road make it a low-priority for the parish, but you really need improvements
Marksville High School will celebrate its homecoming for 2017 this week with several activities.
The Homecoming Court features 13 young women vying for the title of Homecoming Queen.
The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is considering a motion seeking an emergency review and/or stay order in the murder trial of Norris Greenhouse Jr.
A FUTURE IN TOURISM
Canoe and kayak paddling is a growing tourism attraction in Louisiana. The 410 Louisiane River Race combines the 275-mile Tour de la Riviere Rouge and the 135-mile Tour du Teche in what is expected to become one of the nation’s premier paddling events. Avoyelles Parish outdoors organizations and tourism advocates are hoping to develop canoe/kayak trails in the parish's scenic waterways to entice more visitors to the area. They hope the Red River paddle races become popular and increase interest in the recreational sport of paddling.
It is the third year for the Red River kayak/canoe races.
Sports
Marksville High will have to look for other funding sources to repair its track after the School Board narrowly rejected a committee recommendation to use Needs Assessment revenue for the $120,000
By Garland Forman
FOLLOW THE LEADER
Mustang Quarterback Brody Knott (right in gray) leads the way for running back Javien Jackson during Avoyelles’ 58-29 trouncing of the visiting Menard Eagles last Friday. {Photo by Connie Giovanetti}
If you like to see the scoreboard light up, then Week 3 was your kind of week for the three football playing high schools in Avoyelles Parish. There were 189 points scored in the three games.
Marksville High School will celebrate its homecoming for 2017 this week with several activities.
The Homecoming Court features 13 young women vying for the title of Homecoming Queen.
Lifestyle
MARKING TRIBE'S FIRST MOVIE
Tunica-Biloxi officials mark the tribe’s first film premiere with a photo, taken by Dominique Ellis of the Ehrhardt Group public relations firm. The officials are (from left) Economic Development Committee board member Raymond Bertalotto Jr., Tribe Vice Chairman Marshall Sampson, EDC President Tony Pierite and Paragon Casino public relations agent Darrian Pierite. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
Hollywood came to Marksville on Aug. 12 when three noted Native American actors attended the local premiere of the critically acclaimed film Wind River.
By Raymond L. Daye
The Kansas City Southern Railroad track still runs past the vacant Mansura Depot that served train passengers and freight trains for many years, including welcoming a number of orphans to the state during the so-called Orphan Train program in the early 20th Century. The depot will have a new life as a community center and museum. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
It might take a bit of imagination to see a tourist attraction where an empty shell of a building now stands, but there are definitely indications of good things to come.
By Raymond L. Daye
This Friday (July 14), the Fox Theater will hold its 2nd annual Bastille Day celebration with “Waiters Races” and the showing of another movie in its French Film Series.
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