Ben Stanford of Hessmer was “eight or nine years old” when he started getting headaches. He was misdiagnosed because what he was afflicted with “starts off as a cold.”
Some say when a farmer is asked what he does for a living, he should say he’s a “professional gambler.”
All renewals of taxes on the ballot in Avoyelles have passed easily.
Voters did however defeat a new additional tax for garbage.
FINAL:
Fire Protection Dist 2
For 71 Percent, 2202 votes
Against 29 percent, 905 votes
Small has narrowly won:
Latisha Small - 52 percent, 289 votes
Marian Gonzales - 48 percent, 263 votes
UPDATE:
40 out of 49 precincts reporting.
All renewals heading for passage. New tax appears doomed.
Small wins school board race.
UPDATE:
Ten precincts out of 39 reporting. Small still ahead, renewals are passing. New tax is failing.
Buddy Guy poses in front of the old Monger Store in his native Lettsworth. He is being honored this afternoon. Yesterday he was nominated for a Grammy award. (image from his website: https://www.buddyguy.net)
LETTSWORTH - Buddy Guy, iconic blues musician and Louisiana native was nominated today for a Grammy on his latest album titled “The Blues is Alive and Well.” This marks a very special weekend for t
Obituaries
Funeral services for Geraldine Spinner of Simmesport will take place at the United Pentecostal Church of Simmesport on Sunday, December 9th, 2018 beginning at 1:00pm.
Funeral Mass for Sarah Dufour of Mansura will be held on Monday, December 10, 2018 beginning at 11am at St. Paul Catholic Church in Mansura with Fr. Irion St. Romain officiating.
Funeral service for Barbara Maddie of Simmesport will take place at the Christ the King Catholic Church of Simmesport on Friday, December 7th, 2018 beginning at 11:30am with Fr.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Beryl Rousseau will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 12 noon at St. Paul Catholic Church in Mansura with Father Irion St. Romain officiating.
Funeral services for David “Dave” Moreau will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2018 beginning at 11:00a.m. in Christ the King Catholic Church of Simmesport.
Sports
Robert Lewis (right, in pre-game warm-ups) was an imposing force on the Avoyelles Mustangs' offensive and defensive lines during his high school football career. The 6-6, 295-pound senior plans to go to college and hopes football can still be a part of his life at that level. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
If the Avoyelles Mustangs football team could be considered a “pod,” these two would definitely not be considered “two peas.”
By Raymond L. Daye
All three Avoyelles Parish football-playing high schools were bumped from the state playoffs this past Friday night.
All three Avoyelles Parish football teams lost during the first Week of Playoffs:
AVOYELLES 14
Caldwell 22
BUNKIE 14
Kinder 56
MARKSVILLE 12
Baker 18
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
Ben Stanford of Hessmer was “eight or nine years old” when he started getting headaches. He was misdiagnosed because what he was afflicted with “starts off as a cold.”
By Donna Culotta
BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse and throughout the parish. Several holiday events have already been held and more will occur this week and in the rest of the month leading up to day set aside to celebrate Christ’s birth -- the greatest gift of all. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
Upcoming Christmas events this week include:
Thanksgiving is a time for thanking God for the many blessings of the past year and expressing the anticipation of blessings in the year to come.
By Raymond L. Daye
AVOYELLES JOURNAL
BUNKIE RECORD
MARKSVILLE WEEKLY
105 N Main St
Marksville, LA 71351
(318) 253-9247