AG's Office will take over prosecutor role in Simmons appeal
For the second time in a row, the attorney for Vincent Simmons scored a "win" in his efforts to overturn a 100-year prison sentence.
For the second time in a row, the attorney for Vincent Simmons scored a "win" in his efforts to overturn a 100-year prison sentence.
Avoyelles Parish's pandemic total of cases remained at 4,246 on Friday, with the state adding one rapid result diagnosis and subtracting a case from the molecular lab test results.
Jennifer C. Lofton, who was defeated in a run-off election for Cottonport police chief in December, will be named acting police chief, Mayor Scotty Scott said Thursday.
Avoyelles Parish children ages 12 and over are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the Avoyelles Health Unit. To make appointments, call 318-253-4528 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
All students and the teacher in a 6th grade class at Cottonport Elementary are on voluntary quarantine after a classmate tested positive for COVID-19, Avoyelles Parish Superintendent Thelma Prate