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🚀 BIG Changes to Louisiana Unemployment Insurance! 📈

🚀 BIG Changes to Louisiana Unemployment Insurance! 📈

By: Kennedy Wells Following legislation passed during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, changes are being made to unemployment insurance. There will be an increase in work search requirements. Those filing claims will need to complete five work-search activities each week, as opposed to the current requirement of three. Activities include:

🏈👨‍✈️ Zion Lee Joins the U.S. Naval Academy Football Team!

🏈👨‍✈️ Zion Lee Joins the U.S. Naval Academy Football Team!

Bunkie Magnet High School running back Zion Lee has officially signed to play football for the United States Naval Academy Lee, a member of the Class of 2026, celebrated the milestone surrounded by teammates, family, and staff at Bunkie Magnet High School. The signing took place Wednesday morning, Dec. 3,

🎄💖 Join the 2025 Marksville Doll & Toy Fund for a Merry Christmas!

🎄💖 Join the 2025 Marksville Doll & Toy Fund for a Merry Christmas!

The 2025 Marksville Doll & Toy Fund is underway and is sponsored by the City of Marksville as the Margaret Michel Memorial Doll and Toy Fund. Toys and gifts to be distributed to deserving children for this Christmas will be purchased with donations made last year. The Marksville Weekly News

Bunkie Students Receive Winter Warmth from First Union Baptist Women’s Ministry! ❄️

Bunkie Students Receive Winter Warmth from First Union Baptist Women’s Ministry! ❄️

Students at Bunkie Elementary Learning Academy are all smiles after receiving warm winter hats and mittens generously donated by the First Union Baptist Church Women’s Ministry of Bunkie. The thoughtful gift arrived just in time for colder weather and was deeply appreciated by students and staff alike. Pastor Robert

Avoyelles Pages Past: A Look Back Through the Decades 📅

Avoyelles Pages Past: A Look Back Through the Decades 📅

Avoyelles Pages Past By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our Dec. 14, 1935 editions Attorney A. Leonard Allen was a candidate for Eighth District Congressman Lamar Coco was a candidate for Avoyelles tax assessor and L.P. Gremillon was a candidate for judge of the Twelfth District Court The

🎄 Marksville's Cat House Dazzles for Christmas! 🐱✨

🎄 Marksville's Cat House Dazzles for Christmas! 🐱✨

Christine Robichaux of Marksville loves her cats so much she has a special cat house for them. And because she loves her herd of cats a whole lot she decorates the cat house. Like right now it's all decked out in Christmas finery with lights and anything else

🚀 Red River Bank Teams Up with Building a Better Avoyelles for 2026! 🎉

🚀 Red River Bank Teams Up with Building a Better Avoyelles for 2026! 🎉

We are delighted to announce that Red River Bank has committed to a Community Partnership with Building a Better Avoyelles for 2026. This partnership will help expand our cultural and educational outreach throughout Avoyelles Parish and strengthen the connection between local people, businesses and community institutions. Red River Bank is