Cold temperatures and the threat of rain did not halt all Veterans Day commemorations in Avoyelles Parish. Schools and communities held programs as early as last Thursday (Nov.
UPDATE:
As of Friday, at 5 pm, the APSO has announced all four escaped inmates have been caught.
ORGIINAL STORY:
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office has announced four inmates escaped from custody on Thursday evening.
It won’t be perfect, but the Marksville animal holding shelter will be better than it was when the city temporarily closed it a few weeks ago, Mayor John Lemoine said.
Money was the main topic of discussion at the Avoyelles Police Jury’s agenda-setting committee meeting on Nov. 8.
Jurors were given mostly good news during a late-year budget review.
Al Pitts (left), a Hypolite Bordelon Society member, explains an old-style shed on the grounds of the Hypolite Bordelon Home Museum to French Consul General Vincent Sciama. Sciama, whose consulate is in New Orleans, visited the 200-year-old historic site Nov. 5.
It isn’t often that foreign diplomats visit Avoyelles Parish.
Kenneth Pickett easily won re-election to a fourth term on Nov. 6, taking 61 percent of the vote to challenger Judy James’ 39 percent.
All three Avoyelles Parish football-playing high schools were bumped from the state playoffs this past Friday night.
Obituaries
Funeral services for Shannon Dale Cazelot will be held on Saturday, November 17, 2018 beginning at 11:00am in The Tabernacle Baptist Church in Simmesport with Pastor James Wynn officiating.
Funeral services celebrating the life of Katherine Virginia Goodwin Floyd will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2018 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Pineville with Reverend James Gre
Funeral Mass for Burton Jude Gremillion of Morganza will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018 beginning at 11am at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Morganza. Visitation will begin at St.
Billy Davis Mouliere passed away on November 12, 2018 in Victoria, TX.
Funeral services for JoAnn Willis Miguel will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in the chapel of Hixson-Ducote Funeral Home of Bunkie with the Bro. David Broussard officiating.
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
Cold temperatures and the threat of rain did not halt all Veterans Day commemorations in Avoyelles Parish. Schools and communities held programs as early as last Thursday (Nov.
By By Tiffany Trichell & Crystal Fuqua
Al Pitts (left), a Hypolite Bordelon Society member, explains an old-style shed on the grounds of the Hypolite Bordelon Home Museum to French Consul General Vincent Sciama. Sciama, whose consulate is in New Orleans, visited the 200-year-old historic site Nov. 5.
It isn’t often that foreign diplomats visit Avoyelles Parish.
Cadets of the Louisiana Youth Challenge Program at Camp Beauregard led the 5K “Walk Into the Light” in downtown Marksville on Oct. 27. {Photos by Raymond L. Daye}
The message was loud and clear: “You are not alone. People care about you. Help is available.”
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