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🌟 Celebrate Solomon Northup: A Historic Weekend in Marksville

🌟 Celebrate Solomon Northup: A Historic Weekend in Marksville

Marksville will host a historic weekend of events Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3-4, 2026, honoring the life and legacy of Solomon Northup, author of the book “Twelve Years a Slave.” The two-day commemoration will include a public film screening, the unveiling of the first sculpture created in Northup’s honor

🎄 Join the Bunkie Rotary's 2025 Toy Drive! 🎁

🎄 Join the Bunkie Rotary's 2025 Toy Drive! 🎁

The club is now accepting monetary and toy donations to help provide Christmas gifts, clothing, shoes, and food items for deserving families in the Bunkie area Each family supported through the program receives toys and clothing for children, as well as a Christmas ham for their holiday meal Donations to

🐾 Crisis In Avoyelles Parish: Abandoned Animals Need Our Help! 🆘

🐾 Crisis In Avoyelles Parish: Abandoned Animals Need Our Help! 🆘

Animal Abandonment and Cruelty Cases Strain Limited Resources in Avoyelles Parish By Jeff Dorson Humane Society of Louisiana Director Animal welfare advocates say Avoyelles Parish is facing a growing crisis as pet abandonment and cruelty cases increase while shelter space and animal control resources remain extremely limited. Humane organizations report

📺 WAFB-TV Files Lawsuit for Release of Avoyelles Jail Video 📅

📺 WAFB-TV Files Lawsuit for Release of Avoyelles Jail Video 📅

A Baton Rouge television station has filed a lawsuit seeking the release of a jail surveillance video connected to a 2022 incident in Avoyelles Parish involving a Louisiana State Police trooper. According to court records filed in the 19th Judicial District Court, WAFB-TV is asking a judge to order Louisiana

🎉 Michelle Brown Reynolds Named 2025 Bunkie Citizen of the Year! 🏆

🎉 Michelle Brown Reynolds Named 2025 Bunkie Citizen of the Year! 🏆

Michelle Brown Reynolds, Executive Director of Move Bunkie Forward, was named the 2025 Bunkie Citizen of the Year during the annual Bunkie Rotary Club party, an event attended by family, friends, and community members. The honor came as a surprise to Reynolds, who said she was unaware the recognition was

Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor

Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor

Looking Ahead: Building a Stronger Avoyelles in 2026 By Aliya Deshotel As we step into a new year, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on who we are as a community and what kind of place we want Avoyelles to become. Our parish is filled with creativity, hard work,

🌟 Over $4M Awarded to Louisiana Fire Departments for Safety 🌟

🌟 Over $4M Awarded to Louisiana Fire Departments for Safety 🌟

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced that fire departments and emergency responders across Louisiana will receive $4,887,809 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program funding he helped secure to strengthen emergency services across the state. The grants will support departments in