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COMMUNITY GRIEVES FOR FIVE CHILDREN

This large poster was displayed at the community vigil on Jan. 7 at Marksville High School's Warren Douglas Memorial Stadium. The bleachers were filled by those coming together to grieve, pray and offer support for family members and victims of the horrific four-vehicle accident that killed seven and injured eight on I-75 near Gainesville, Fla., on Jan. 3. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}

Community stunned by deaths of five children in I-75 tragedy

What started as a joyful trip that children dream of turned into every parent’s nightmare when a van carrying members of Avoyelles House of Mercy church was involved in a multi-vehicle accident tha

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Organizers of Project 1-Avoyelles (from left) Dr. Roy Jackson, Charles Jones, Conrad Meyer and Dr. Donald Prier are hoping their non-profit organization will result in a grassroots support for public education and programs focused on supporting the youth in Avoyelles Parish. Jones, a retired Army colonel, former public school teacher/principal and current Police Jury president, lives in Marksville. Avoyelles natives Jackson, Meyer and Prier now live in Houston. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}

Project 1-Avoyelles aims to aid youth

There is a lot of talent, experience, wisdom and resources in Avoyelles Parish. There is also a lot of those same elements in the natives and products of this parish who now live elsewhere.

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