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🚨 Inmate Escape Attempt at Avoyelles Hospital Foiled! 🚔

🚨 Inmate Escape Attempt at Avoyelles Hospital Foiled! 🚔

An inmate being treated at Avoyelles Hospital briefly attempted to flee custody Monday, Dec. 8, before being quickly apprehended on hospital grounds, according to the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO). The inmate, identified as Dayton D. Johnson, 27, of Marksville, was in the custody of APSO DC-1 Corrections Personnel

Groundbreaking Held for New Avoyelles Community Education Center in Bunkie

Groundbreaking Held for New Avoyelles Community Education Center in Bunkie

The Avoyelles Parish School Board, in partnership with the Louisiana Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity (ConnectLA) and Gov. Landry’s administration, held a groundbreaking ceremony today for the new Avoyelles Community Education Center in Bunkie. The center is part of the GUMBO 1.0 program designed to help eligible

🗞️ Avoyelles Pages Through The Decades 📅

🗞️ Avoyelles Pages Through The Decades 📅

By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our Dec. 7, 1935 edition Sheriff J.J. Jeansonne and Lester L. Bordelon were named as delegates from Avoyelles Parish to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in New Orleans. Avoyelles farmers were given the opportunity to buy their own farms. Clarence

🗳️ Avoyelles Voters Face Key Decision: Home Rule Charter vs Police Jury

🗳️ Avoyelles Voters Face Key Decision: Home Rule Charter vs Police Jury

By Dr. Jay Callegari This May, voters in Avoyelles Parish will face a defining choice: should we keep our current police jury system, or move to a new structure under a Home Rule Charter? Right now, Avoyelles is governed by a police jury. That means the same elected jurors both

🚰💧 LCDBG Application for Water System Improvements in Hessmer!

🚰💧 LCDBG Application for Water System Improvements in Hessmer!

PUBLIC NOTICE LCDBG Application Available for Review The Village of Hessmer announces that an application for FY 2026 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant (LCDBG) funds will be submitted for the following: * ACTIVITY: LCDBG funds will be used to make water system improvements. * OBJECTIVE: To provide adequate service for low-moderate income

🎉 Reliving the Magic of Moreauville’s Christmas Parade 🎄- Avoyelles of yesteryear

🎉 Reliving the Magic of Moreauville’s Christmas Parade 🎄- Avoyelles of yesteryear

email your photos to news@avoyellestoday.com Scenes from Moreauville’s annual Christmas parade on Dec. 7, 1986 drew large crowds and festive spirit along the bayou. The parade featured 69 entries and attracted an estimated 2,000 viewers along the route. These moments were originally published in The Avoyelles

📚 Avoyelles Parish School Board: Council Proceedings Highlights 🏫

SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Avoyelles Parish School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the School Board Office in Marksville, Louisiana, with the following members present: Rickey Adams, President; Robin Moreau, Vice President; Latisha Small; Lynn Deloach; Keith Lacombe; Jay Callegari;