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🎅 Cajun Santa Spreads Holiday Cheer in Fifth Ward! 🎄

🎅 Cajun Santa Spreads Holiday Cheer in Fifth Ward! 🎄

The Fifth Ward Volunteer Fire Department brought holiday joy to the community on Saturday, Dec. 13, as Cajun Santa made his annual visit throughout the district. Departing from the Fifth Ward Volunteer Fire Department station at 9:30 a.m., firefighters escorted Santa along his usual route, inviting residents to

🥦🧀 Decadent Broccoli and Cheese Soup Topped with Crab Au Gratin! 🦀🍲

🥦🧀 Decadent Broccoli and Cheese Soup Topped with Crab Au Gratin! 🦀🍲

Every now and then, you run across a dish that surprises you with how good it is and how easily it comes together. This broccoli and cheese soup is already comfort in a bowl, but when you crown it with a warm crab au gratin, you take it to a

🚒 Bordelonville Fire Department Achieves Class 4 Rating! 🎉

🚒 Bordelonville Fire Department Achieves Class 4 Rating! 🎉

Bordelonville Fire Department Improves Rating to Class 4 The Bordelonville Fire Department has received notification from the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana that, after completing the most recent evaluation and rating, the department will improve its rating from Class 5 to Class 4. This rating system is a means of

🌶️🦃 Spice Up Your Holidays with a Crawfish-Boiled Turkey! 🦃🌶️

🌶️🦃 Spice Up Your Holidays with a Crawfish-Boiled Turkey! 🦃🌶️

Every once in a while, somebody in South Louisiana looks at a perfectly good Thanksgiving turkey and says, “Let’s boil it.” Not just boil it, but drop it into a full-blown crawfish pot loaded with seasoning, lemons, onions and garlic. It sounds wild to outsiders, but folks around here

🎄 Main Street Shines Bright with Christmas Spirit! ✨

🎄 Main Street Shines Bright with Christmas Spirit! ✨

Main Street Shining Brightly Christmas bells in oak tree and sparkly lights on a picket fence The corner of Main and Tarleton Streets in Marks-ville came alive a couple years ago when homeowners Linda and Darrell “DD” Dunlap put up a white picket fence. They added a gate with an

Obituary for Elmo Brossette

Obituary for Elmo Brossette

Elmo, age 88, of Marksville, Louisiana, entered eternal rest on Friday, December 12, 2025, at his home surrounded by his lovely wife and daughter. Eternal rest service for Elmo Brossette will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Gallagher Funeral Home at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor Andrew

🎉 Unveiling of the Solomon Northup Statue 🗽

🎉 Unveiling of the Solomon Northup Statue 🗽

Solomon Northup Statue Unveiling What: Solomon Northup Statue Unveiling When: Sunday, January 4, 2026 Time: 2:00pm Where: Avoyelles Parish Courthouse 312 N. Main Street Marksville LA 71351 Why: Preserving the Solomon Northup Legacy Regained his freedom from this location on January 4, 1853 The public is warmly invited to