Avoyelles Past Pages: October 23, 2026

90 Years Ago

From our Oct. 24, 1936 editions

The Bobby Jones FFA Chapter’s booth placed third at the Avoyelles Parish Fair.

Dr. A.T. Barbin, Avoyelles Parish Coroner, was honored as a member of the 1896 LSU football team.

A report made by the Dept. of Commerce showed that over 25,000 bales of cotton were ginned in Avoyelles, which was double from the previous year.

J.B. Luke Jr, vocational ag teacher at Marksville High, announced that his students received 30-blue ribbons, 21-red ribbons and 10-white ribbons at the parish fair.

80 Years Ago

From our Oct. 26, 1946 editions

C.J. Ducote, Jr., Lynn Pomeroy, Dr. P.X. Bienvenue and Jerry Ryan were installed as members of the Bunkie Rotary Club.

The pastor and members of St. Anthony Church in Bunkie expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Bunkie community for suporting the schools annual fair.

Ewell Paul Roy, Jerry Lee Guillory, Fred Neucere and Eugene Rozas. all from Avoyelles. attended the National Victory Convention in Kansas City.

Southern Motors displayed the 1946 Kaiser Special automobile.

Lynden and Ludger Couvillion, owners of the Couvillion Brothers Equipment Company, announced their grand opening sale.

70 Years Ago

From our Oct. 27, 1956 editions

Janelle Ducote represented Marksville at the Louisiana Cotton Festival.

Work was progressing on the new and modern Tidelands Life Indurance Co. on Hwy 71 in Bunkie.

The FCDA office in Denton, Texas granted Avoyelles Parish a matching grant for the purchase of a Willys Jeep rescue truck for the use in civil defense emergencies.

Pauline Coco was elected president of the Moreauville High 4-H Club and in other schools, Cora McCann was elected vice-president of the Lafargue 4-H Club; Dorothy Masson became president of the Dupont High Jr. High 4-H Club.

60 Years Ago

From our Oct. 27, 1966 editions

Anna Lee Lemoine of Hamburg won first place in the State 4-H Breads Program.

Bunkie received $16,627 in federal funds to develop a Little league ball park.

E.F. Bordelon of Marksville was elected treasurer of the La. Association Community Action Agency Administration, Inc.

Davis Sayes of Vick, U.S. Marines Air Force, was promoted to the rank of Major.

Rudy Bordelon was elected president of the Hessmer High student council and Marilyn Tyler was elected president of the Lafargue FFA Chapter.

50 Years Ago

From our Oct. 28, 1976 editions

Funeral services for Rev. Theodore Lelieveld were held at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Linton Walls, manager of Gremillion Brothers Inc of Marksville, attended a two-day meeting of the dealer representatives at the Ford district office.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Kelley of South Knoll in Bunkie celbrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. William Harper of the Hessmer Nursing Home celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

Wayne Davis and his black lab, Pepper, won first place in the Catahoula Waterfowl Association hunting dog retriever trials.

Gano Lemoine Jr. of Cottonport was appointed to the National Association of Pharmacy Board.

Former Marksvillian David Guillot was elected president of the La. Health Care Association.

40 Years Ago

From our Oct. 24, 1986 editions

Rachel Laborde was crowned 1986 Louisiana Yambilee queen.

The Marksville City Council cut personnel and services then slashed the budget.

Tara Earles was elected president of the Bunkie High 4-H Club.

Clyde Blackman of Moreauville was promoted to chief petty officer in the United States Navy.

Heath Pastor was elected president of the Bordelonville Jr. 4-H Club.

Michael Robertson of Bunkie won first place in the Avoyelles 4-H Chick-N-Que Contest.

Libby Borden was appointed manager of the new Main Street Program in Marksville.

30 Years Ago

From our Oct. 26, 1996 editions

Debbie Walker, financial counselor from Alexandria, reported to the Marksville Chamber of Commerce that ever since gambling had become a part of the local scene she has seen an increase in personal financial problems in Avoyelles Parish.

The Bunkie City council took the recommendation of and engineering firm about the new Marshal Blvd. ext into the Winn-Dixie parking lot.

Marksville Mayor John Ed Laborde announced that a new and modern fire station would be built.

Arlene Ponthieux Carnahan of Marksville became a professional spokes model for a major liquor distributor and represented Jagermeister

A farm tractor hit a school bus loaded with 49 students. Seven students as well as the bus driver were taken to the hospital. The tractor driver was cited for careless operation.

20 Years Ago

From our Oct. 26, 2006 editions

Rodney Barbin, age 33 of Marksville and a former sheriff deputy, was indicted by a grand jury in a case involving missing inmate funds.

Marksville High School class of 1966 attended homecoming with former students Johnny Bennett, Linda LaPrairie, Debra Moreau, Judith DeCuir, Diane Bringol, Georgianna Kendal, Mike Moreau, Burt Brouillette, Ronald Normand and Rachel Laprairie

The groundbreaking and construction of Goux Family Medical and Goux Pharmacy in Marksville was held with Kinman Goux, pharmacist and his son, Dr. Vince Goux.

10 Years Ago

From our Oct. 23, 2016 editions

Supt. Blaine Dauzat praised the teachers and staff of the Avoyelles School District after the published harsh criticism by school board member Blackman-Dupas.

The long-awaited renaming and dedication of Avoyelles Correctional Center in Cottonport to the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center was set for Oct. 25.

Starring in the Charter School production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” were Gabriella Coco, Mary Hargis, Ellen Reed, Hannah Brown, Christina Dufour, Gabrielle Hernandez, Bailey Quebedeaux and Cleveland Lavalais.