🌟 Announcing the 2025-26 Avoyelles Parish Students of the Year! 🎉

By Amy Ducote Nearly three months after Tropical Storm Arthur flooded homes, damaged roads and schools and disrupted lives across Avoyelles Parish, recovery has shifted from emergency response to the slower work of rebuilding. For many residents, that work is still far from complete. Some families remain displaced, schools are

Water tower ownership, old debt and town spending spark lengthy debate By Amy Ducote Simmesport officials are moving forward with a $465,000 state-funded water system improvement project while also dealing with old municipal debt and equipment concerns. A lengthy debate followed during the town’s August meeting regarding

Louisiana is investing more than $2.1 million to help strengthen the nursing workforce in rural communities, where hospitals often face some of the greatest challenges recruiting and keeping nurses. The LA Dept. of Health awarded the funding to the University of Louisiana Monroe through the state’s Rural Health