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Avoyelles Parish School Board Meeting Highlights

Avoyelles Parish School Board Meeting Highlights

Avoyelles Parish School Board conducts April meeting, addresses key operations The Avoyelles Parish School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, April 21, at the School Board Office in Marksville, with all members present. The meeting opened with an invocation by Dexter Compton and the Pledge of Allegiance led by

Marksville High Wins Civic Award for Stunning Landscape!

Marksville High Wins Civic Award for Stunning Landscape!

Marksville High earns Garden Club Award Marksville High School has been recognized by the Marksville Garden Club as the recipient of the April 2026 Civic Award, honoring the school’s beautifully refreshed landscape along W. Bontemps Street. The campus features blooming pink and white roses accented by Sunshine ligustrum, loropetalum,

Grand Opening of Belléann Boutique in Mansura! 🛍️

Grand Opening of Belléann Boutique in Mansura! 🛍️

Belléann Boutique to celebrate grand opening A new locally owned boutique is set to open its doors in Avoyelles Parish as Belléann Boutique invites the community to its grand opening on May 16. Located at 7652 Highway 1 in Mansura, the event will take place from 10:30 a.m.

Avoyelles Parish Police Jury Meeting Highlights: New Ordinances & Tax Election Set!

Avoyelles Parish Police Jury Meeting Highlights: New Ordinances & Tax Election Set!

Police Jury Approves Ordinances, Sets Tax Renewal Election, Advances Parish Projects The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury met in regular session on April 14, at the parish courthouse in Marksville, with all jurors present. The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The jury approved minutes from the March

Obituary for Alfred Paul Rabalais, Sr.

Obituary for Alfred Paul Rabalais, Sr.

Funeral services for Mr. Alfred Paul Rabalais, Sr. will be held on Monday, April 27 th , 2026, at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home with Deacon Ken Primeaux officiating. Interment will follow at the St. Joseph Cemetery # 2 with Military Honors. Arrangements are under

Bunkie Police identify suspect in April 6 shooting; arrest pending..

Bunkie Police identify suspect in April 6 shooting; arrest pending..

The investigation into a shooting earlier this month that left an 18 year old Bunkie High School student seriously injured has reached a new development, as authorities confirm a suspect has been identified and an arrest warrant has been issued. The incident occurred around 10:28 p.m. on April

Property Transfers, Civil Suits, & Marriages: April 2026

Property Transfers, Civil Suits, & Marriages: April 2026

Property Transfers April 20, 2026 Terrel J. Lachney, Lana Littleton Lachney to C & R Farms Partnership, 14 acres, $30,000.00 Avoyelles Parish Police Jury to Zelda Bell, $2,800.00 Jean Moreau Roy to Kenneth Pickett Sr. and Florensa B. Pickett, 0.24 acre, $6,000.00 April