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The Louisiana Department of Health announced that the state will receive more than $208 million through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program a major investment aimed at improving healthcare access delivery and long-term sustainability in rural communities across Louisiana Louisiana’s award is among the highest in the nation and

Students in Mrs. Hataway’s fourth-grade class at Lafargue Elementary School harvested part of their fall garden crop on Dec. 19, taking time before Christmas break to clean up and celebrate a successful growing season. The students were eager to see if they could surpass last year’s cabbage harvest,

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day March will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, in Bunkie to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and to celebrate unity, service, and community involvement. The march will begin at 3 p.m., with participants asked to line up at 2

Avoyelles Parish graduates among UL Lafayette’s 4.0 honor recipients The University of Louisiana at Lafayette awarded 1,085 degrees during the university’s Fall 2025 Commencement ceremony held Friday, Dec. 19. During the ceremonies, the university also recognized undergraduate students who completed their degrees with a 4.0

The Classic Cut – Men & Kids Salon is celebrating their first anniversary this month. Owner, Lauren Dauzat, opened the salon in February 2025 after recognizing a growing need for more options in Avoyelles Parish for a barbershop-style business dedicated to men’s grooming. Dauzat, who became a licensed stylist in