Hard Times In Da Parish

SIMMESPORT — The Port of Avoyelles has been awarded $4 million in federal funding to build a facility that will move grain from trucks onto barges. The award is listed in the U.S. Maritime Administration’s 2026 Port Infrastructure Development Program, confirming the funding announced by state Rep. Daryl Deshotel.

SIMMESPORT — Drivers on LA 1 in Simmesport should prepare for intermittent lane closures as a $5.1 million road improvement project begins Monday, Nov. 2. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said the project covers approximately five miles, extending from the Atchafalaya River Bridge to the intersection of Rosewood

By Elizabeth Babcock, Founder, Fabulessly Flat My name is Elizabeth, and on Jan. 9, 2019, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Twenty days later, I underwent a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction, a choice that reflected both medical necessity and my own sense of empowerment. Choosing to remain flat