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Happening in Avoyelles!

Below is a list of things happening in Avoyelles! Email us at News@avoyellestoday.com to add any upcoming events! B-Free Class held Thursdays at Centerpoint Pentecostal Church Centerpoint Pentecostal Church will host B-Free at CPC every Thursday night. * When: Thursdays at 7 p.m. * Where: Centerpoint Pentecostal

With his hot sauce collection he’ll never run out of heat!

With his hot sauce collection he’ll never run out of heat!

HARD TIMES IN DA PARISH

HARD TIMES IN DA PARISH

🎒📚 Avoyelles Students Gear Up for a New School Year!

🎒📚 Avoyelles Students Gear Up for a New School Year!

Why your newspaper may be arriving late

Why your newspaper may be arriving late

The Lasting Value of LSU AgCenter's Agricultural Leadership

The Lasting Value of LSU AgCenter's Agricultural Leadership

Deals, Disputes and “I Do’s”👀

Deals, Disputes and “I Do’s”👀

News

🎒📚 Avoyelles Students Gear Up for a New School Year!

🎒📚 Avoyelles Students Gear Up for a New School Year!

Avoyelles students return to class By Amy Ducote Alarm clocks are ringing, backpacks are packed, and school buses are preparing to roll as students across Avoyelles Parish begin the 2026–2027 school year. Most Avoyelles Parish public school students will return to class Thursday, Aug. 6, following three days of

Why your newspaper may be arriving late

Why your newspaper may be arriving late

🐾 Big Step for Avoyelles: $350,000 Funding for Animal Shelter! 🏡

🐾 Big Step for Avoyelles: $350,000 Funding for Animal Shelter! 🏡

Alissa Piazza Tassin announces her candidacy for Avoyelles Parish District Court Judge in Division “A.”

Alissa Piazza Tassin announces her candidacy for Avoyelles Parish District Court Judge in Division “A.”

SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Plaucheville for Storm Arthur Recovery

SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Plaucheville for Storm Arthur Recovery

📚 Back-to-School Preparations in Avoyelles! 🎒

📚 Back-to-School Preparations in Avoyelles! 🎒

Hard times in da parish sha - June 29 - July 5

Hard times in da parish sha - June 29 - July 5

Lifestyle

With his hot sauce collection he’ll never run out of heat!

With his hot sauce collection he’ll never run out of heat!

By Donna Culotta Perhaps you’ve noticed that hot sauce has become a very popular item in the last decade. People are not just buying it, using it, cooking with it, they’re creating their own. For Noah Deshotel of Hessmer there’s no denying he loves his hot sauce.

The Lasting Value of LSU AgCenter's Agricultural Leadership

The Lasting Value of LSU AgCenter's Agricultural Leadership

Many life lessons and experiences lead to writing a young adult novel

Many life lessons and experiences lead to writing a young adult novel

Avoyelles Cannot Build Its Economy Backward

Avoyelles Cannot Build Its Economy Backward

Unique Experiences at the “Cajun Riviera” - Holly Beach, LA

Unique Experiences at the “Cajun Riviera” - Holly Beach, LA

“The flood”: a moment by moment encounter of a disaster

“The flood”: a moment by moment encounter of a disaster

Yellow Bayou Beef grows family business near Simmesport

Yellow Bayou Beef grows family business near Simmesport

Sports

Louisiana Announces Special October Season for Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks🦆

Louisiana Announces Special October Season for Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks🦆

Louisiana waterfowl hunters will have a new opportunity this fall with the approval of a special statewide season for black-bellied whistling ducks. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that the experimental nine-day season will run from Oct. 3 through Oct. 11. The season will give hunters

Gator Lottery Now Open! Bigger Season Ahead! 🐊

Gator Lottery Now Open! Bigger Season Ahead! 🐊

Father-Son Duo Wins Big at Chicot Fishing Tournament! 🏆

Father-Son Duo Wins Big at Chicot Fishing Tournament! 🏆

Marksville’s Armonii Benjamin Signs with Southern University, Makes Local History

Marksville’s Armonii Benjamin Signs with Southern University, Makes Local History

Rotary Club Rallies Behind Lady Panthers in Playoffs!

Rotary Club Rallies Behind Lady Panthers in Playoffs!

Louisiana House Moves to Shield Athlete Revenue Records!

Louisiana House Moves to Shield Athlete Revenue Records!

Playoff Season in Avoyelles is Heating Up! ⚾🥎

Playoff Season in Avoyelles is Heating Up! ⚾🥎

Public Notices

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HARD TIMES IN DA PARISH

Deals, Disputes and “I Do’s”👀

Hard Times 🔒 7/20/26

Hard Times In Da Parish‼️

Public Safety Announcement: 2026 Louisiana Corn Festival From the APSO

Obituaries

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Obituary for Charles Anthony Laborde

Obituary of Diane “Sis” Lemoine Dauzat

Obituary for Fae Rita Dauzat Smith

Obituary for Anne Ducote Plaisance

Obituary for MR. ALTON DAILEY, JR.

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Avoyelles of yesteryear

Avoyelles of yesteryear: Avoyelles in 1927

Avoyelles Pages Past

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