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📚 Back-to-School Preparations in Avoyelles! 🎒

📚 Back-to-School Preparations in Avoyelles! 🎒

Avoyelles Parish families are preparing for the start of another school year as public, charter and Catholic schools across the parish release back-to-school dates, open house plans, supply information and calendar reminders. Avoyelles Parish public schools will welcome students back Thursday, Aug. 6. The last day for public

Avoyelles of yesteryear: Avoyelles in 1927

Avoyelles of yesteryear: Avoyelles in 1927

Email your photos to news@avoyellestoday.com Avoyelles in 1927 Refuge, rescue and high water The Great Flood of 1927 remains one of the most his- toric natural disasters to affect Louisiana and the Mississippi River region. In Avoyelles Parish, families were forced from their homes, bridges and rail lines

Avoyelles Pages Past

Avoyelles Pages Past

By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our July 11, 1936 editions Louis E. Moncla, president of the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, appointed various committees. The Marksville mayor and the Board of Aldermen attended a meeting in the courthouse with Mr. Irion Lafargue, an engineer, who explained that many Louisiana

Hard times in da parish sha - June 29 - July 5

Hard times in da parish sha - June 29 - July 5

June 29th - July 5th 2026

For the Reid Family, learning happens everywhere

For the Reid Family, learning happens everywhere

By Donna Culotta There’s an interesting as well as predictable dynamic that happens on July 5. After all the fireworks have been “oohed and aahed” out, after the last grilled hot dog was eaten for breakfast and the flag is still waving, something in the retail world happens. When

School Board Thanks Voters After Renewals Pass!

School Board Thanks Voters After Renewals Pass!

Avoyelles Parish voters approved all three Avoyelles Parish School Board tax renewal propositions in the June 27 election, continuing dedicated funding that supports the district's operations, maintenance, school safety and educational programs. The approved measures renew existing revenue sources that help fund: * Employee salaries and benefits * Instructional resources

Obituary of Diane “Sis” Lemoine Dauzat

Obituary of Diane “Sis” Lemoine Dauzat

Diane “Sis” Lemoine Dauzat, age 87, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026. She was born on January 15, 1939, in Moreauville, Louisiana, to Olivier and Ellen Lemoine. She was one of four children whose life was shaped by faith and a love for family and community. She shared 52