Panthers rare -- never black -- in Louisiana
Mon, 06/18/2018 - 5:00am
Recent reported sightings of a panther near Spring Bayou have been met with a mix of excitement, skepticism and humor.
Outdoor
Sportsmen urge Avoyelles Police Jury to restrict pumping from Spring Bayou
Sun, 06/17/2018 - 5:00am
If you thought the “Battle of Spring Bayou” was over, you were just enjoying a ceasefire.
Floyd Bonnette of Fifth Ward fills up one of the many bird feeders at his house. Bonnette has been watching birds his entire life and says they now brighten his days in retirement.
These are a couple of the many robins who descended on lawns earlier this month. Most of the migratory songbirds were on their way back to their nesting areas in the North and Canada, but some remain here year-round to raise their young. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
A flock of robins stop in Floyd Bonnette’s tallow tree for a quick snack on Feb. 3. They also helped themselves to earthworms that had been coaxed out of the ground by recent rains and warmer weather. The appearance of robins is said to mean that Spring is just around the corner. It seems the birds were right. {Photo by Floyd Bonnette}
First robins of spring seen in Avoyelles
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 5:00am
Are two birds in the yard worth more than one ‘hog in the ground? We may have the answer to that question.
At least two large deer taken in Avoyelles this season
Sat, 02/10/2018 - 5:00am
Deer hunters in Avoyelles enjoyed a successful year, aided by several weeks of cold weather that brought more deer into the parish’s hunting lands.
WORLD RECORD HOLDERS
Shelton Foster (left) and Mike Wall sit astride their Harley-Davidson Electra Glides prior to setting a Guiness World Record for no-hands riding on an enclosed track. {Photo courtesy of Shelton Foster}
Look Ma, no hands
Sun, 01/14/2018 - 5:00am
What started out as a joke became a mission to aid victims of domestic abuse and resulted in two Central Louisiana law enforcement officers setting a world record for no-hands motorcycle distance