NATCHITOCHES PARISH- State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies, in collaboration with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a house fire in Campti
Winn Parish – On August 5, 2020, shortly after 8:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on U.S. Hwy 84, near Allbritton Road.
Avoyelles Parish's daily increase of COVID cases was only six in Wednesday's noon update from the Louisiana Department of Health, making the total 987 cases.
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There is still emotional debate on the state's mandatorymask policy.
Louisiana will remain in Phase 2 of the state's COVID recovery plan for the next 21 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards said today (Aug. 4).
Louisiana's number of identified COVID cases increased by 3,614 in Tuesday's official update -- but 1,741 of those "new" cases were from a backlog of tests dating back to May 28, the Department of
Obituaries
Graveside services for Larry “Pete” Riche’ will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday August 8, 2020 at the Bayou Rouge Baptist Cemetery in Evergreen with the Rev. Stephen Scott Chemino, V.G.
Services form Doil Joy Hewlett will be held at Hopewell Baptist Church, Center Point with Brother Ron Nation officiating.
Verna Jean Hess Laborde Desselle, age 88, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Hessmer Nursing Home.
Graveside services for Jane L. Gaspard of Bordelonville will begin at 10:00am on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Bayou Des Glaises Baptist Cemetery with Brother Buford Skelton officiating.
Graveside Services for Juria Ann Barbin will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery II, Mausoleum, in Marksville on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. with Deacon Gary Schupbach, officiating.
Sports
School starts -- fingers crossed -- in three weeks. For a select group of Avoyelles Parish high school students, their studies and lessons began a few weeks ago.
By Raymond L. Daye
All-Parish Baseball Coach of the Year William Williber, Bunkie Magnet
Several of the parish's baseball and softball teams were just putting things together when the season was cut short by an emergency order to stop the spread of COVID-19.
By Raymond L. Daye
It doesn't take Nostradamus to predict the future of girls high school basketball in AvoyellesParish.
By Raymond L. Daye
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