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🎄 Kids' Christmas Wishes: Letters to Santa ✉️

🎄 Kids' Christmas Wishes: Letters to Santa ✉️

Santa Letters from the Avoyelles Journal’s Santa Mailbox Our youngest readers have signed sealed and delivered their Christmas lists to Santa May all of their holiday wishes come true! Letters to Santa Dear Santa My name is Jasmine Church and I’m 12 years old I have been a

🎄 Holiday Closure Alert: Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office 🚨

🎄 Holiday Closure Alert: Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office 🚨

HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE: CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S Sheriff David L. Dauzat would like to inform the public of the upcoming holiday closure schedule for the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office Administration. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE: The Administration Offices will be CLOSED on the following dates in observance of Christmas: * Wednesday, December

🎄 A Nostalgic Christmas Tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 🎄

🎄 A Nostalgic Christmas Tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 🎄

Christmas at Our Lady of Lourdes Church: A Look Back A cherished Fifth Ward tradition captured in this vintage holiday photograph This archival photograph offers a glimpse into a beloved Christmas tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Fifth Ward, where parishioners once gathered around an elaborately crafted

🎄 Marksville's Magical Christmas Tree Lighting Returns! 🎉

🎄 Marksville's Magical Christmas Tree Lighting Returns! 🎉

A cherished holiday tradition continued in historic downtown Marksville on Dec. 6 as the Christmas Tree Lighting at the courthouse drew a large crowd of families, children and community supporters. The event featured: * Music * Student performances * Food vendors * Christmas characters * The lighting of the tree on the courthouse steps There

🏡 Avoyelles Parish Legal Records: Latest Property Transactions and Civil Suits 📜

🏡 Avoyelles Parish Legal Records: Latest Property Transactions and Civil Suits 📜

Avoyelles Parish Legal Records Filed in the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse Property Transfers Dec. 8, 2025 Vickie Dupuy Dufour Living Trust to Charles Channing Dupuy and Meagan Picard, $66,800. Dec. 9, 2025 Said Haddabeh to Nina McNeal, 0.25 acres, $7,500. Jamie Coco to Jerold and Jeanette Knoll, $10,

Obituary: Clayson Elmer Dunlap, Jr.

Obituary: Clayson Elmer Dunlap, Jr.

Obituary: Clayson Elmer Dunlap, Jr. A funeral service for Clayson Elmer Dunlap, Jr. will be held on December 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville, Louisiana, officiated by Brother Keith Lamartiniere. A visitation will be held Friday evening, beginning at

🎄 Christmas & New Year’s Mass Schedule 🎆

🎄 Christmas & New Year’s Mass Schedule 🎆

Christmas & New Year’s Mass Schedule St. Joseph Catholic Church Address: 141 South Washington St., Marksville Christmas Eve: Dec. 24, 4 p.m. Christmas Day: Dec. 25, Midnight & 9 a.m. New Year’s Eve: Dec. 31, 5:30 p.m. New Year’s Day: Jan. 1, 9