“Every job I’ve had, I’ve loved,” Kirk Guidry said. “I was never one of those who was always looking for the next opportunity.
FIGHT THE BLIGHT
LaMATS Executive Director Cliff Palmer explains a program to help municipalities address problems with neglected and abandoned properties.
{Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
Blighted property is a problem statewide, but Bunkie may become part of a pilot program that will help municipalities control that problem.
Establishing a new library branch in Effie and a new home for the branch in Mansura has taken longer than had been expected, and the patience of some Avoyelles Police Jury members was wearing thin
One family of a child killed in the Jan. 3 multi-vehicle accident near Gainesville, Fla., has filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County, Fla.
A Deville man became the Troop E’s first traffic fatality of 2019 when he was killed in a one-vehicle accident on La. Hwy 913 Monday (Jan. 14).
The Avoyelles Parish School Board welcomed seven new members and elected new -- and former -- board member Lynn DeLoach (left) as president and new member Robin Moreau as vice president at its Jan. 8 meeting. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
While the nine-member School Board made it clear it was heading in a new direction with seven new members, the Police Jury sent a message that it was staying the course as both parish elected bod
Avoyellean’s are among Louisiana residents celebrating tonight after the saints win the playoff home game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Obituaries
A Mass of Christian Burial for Larry Gauthier will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2018 at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plaucheville with the Rev. Martin Laird officiating.
Malena Juneau Savignol, a native of Moreauville, LA and resident of Denham Springs, LA, was born on September 26, 1930 and passed away peacefully on January 14, 2019 at the age of 88.
Funeral Mass for Romona Riche of Bunkie will be held on Monday, January 21, 2019 beginning at 12pm at Church of the Little Flower Catholic Church in Evergreen with Fr. Bartholemew Ibe officiating.
Bruce Wayne Desselle, age 70, passed away on Friday January 4th, 2019 at The Carpenter House in Lafayette at 7:45am. He succumbed to cancer surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral Mass for Willard “Poo-Noo” Desselle of Hessmer will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019 beginning at 10am at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Hessmer with Fr.
Sports
High school football will look a little different in 2019 as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association shuffled the cards with its reclassification for the next few seasons.
By Raymond L. Daye
Leonard Sampson (76) squares off against an opposing defensive lineman. Sampson is an Academic All-State and earned first team selection to both the All-District and All-Parish squads. Sampson said he enjoyed facing larger opponents, using his speed and strength to neutralize the opponent's size advantage. {Photo courtesy of Golda Sampson}
Once upon a time he was the target of bullies. He struggled with asthma. He was shy and withdrawn.
By Raymond L. Daye
Among the several “teams” announced at the end of the season -- all-state, all-district, all-Cenla and all-parish -- the local one is the one many football fans look for.
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
The Bill Causey Big Band Orchestra, directed by Bill Causey (left), will perform at the Avoyelles Arts & Humanities Council Founder’s Gala to celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary.
Patrons will enjoy a night of “big band” music on Jan. 12 when the Avoyelles Arts & Humanities Council celebrates its 40th anniversary with a “Founder’s Gala.”
Wednesday Dec. 12
5:30 p.m.- Moreauville Christmas Caroling
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
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