Nationwide manhunt ends in Avoyelles
Thu, 02/14/2019 - 5:00am
A nationwide search for three children abducted by their grandparents in November 2017 ended on Feb. 5 when U.S.
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THE POWER OF 4
Many school districts across the state have gone to a 4-day school week. This is the cover of the informational guide for the 4-day week in the 27J School District north of Denver, Colo. The Avoyelles Parish School District is studying the possibility of adopting a 4-day school week.
Avoyelles School Board studying four-day school week
Wed, 02/13/2019 - 5:00am
School district employees overwhelmingly favor a four-day school week, but the Avoyelles Parish School Board wants more information on the proposed change before taking any action.
A LOSING HAND
This art illustration for the upcoming problem gambling workshop “spells out” the cost of addiction. Unfortunately, addicts not only lose their money but many times their families, their independence, control of their lives and, in far too many cases, their lives when they feel the pressures are to much to bear.
Heather Kleckinger-Craven will conduct a two-hour workshop on Feb. 20 in Marksville on the important issue of gambling addiction.
Gambling addiction workshop to be held Feb. 20 in Marksville
Wed, 02/13/2019 - 5:00am
While casinos and video poker plazas can benefit a local economy as employers and with local taxes, there is a dark side to those bright lights and loud bells and buzzers.
Addiction.
Avoyelles Parish walk-off escapee recaptured
Tue, 02/12/2019 - 3:28pm
The Avoyelles Parish inmate who walked away from his transitional work program job in Bunkie on this past Saturday (Feb. 9) turned himself in to St. Landry officials Monday afternoon.
Diocese of Alexandria finds 'credible' allegations against 27 clergy
Sun, 02/10/2019 - 5:00am
At least 17 priests who served in Avoyelles Parish Catholic churches at some point in their career are among 27 individual clergy members the Diocese of Alexandria has concluded are likely to have