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Multi-Vehicle Crash in Moreauville Linked to Cane-Field Smoke in Avoyelles Parish Moreauville, La. – A chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles occurred yesterday afternoon on a highway near Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish after heavy smoke generated by a burning sugar-cane field obscured visibility on the roadway. According to a report by KALB

(Photo Caption: What you used to see, newspapers tossed in driveways and ditches. Not anymore.) When Building a Better Avoyelles acquired Avoyelles Publishing, one of the first things we heard from the public was clear. People were tired of newspapers being thrown in ditches, on driveways, and even at empty

Building a Better Avoyelles is proud to announce the merger of The Marksville Weekly News and The Bunkie Record into one stronger, parish-wide newspaper called Avoyelles Weekly. This change reflects our continued commitment to providing quality local journalism while adapting to today’s economic realities. Like many small newspapers across

Anthony Bailey at anthonybailey@agcenter.lsu.edu As the new year approaches, the LSU AgCenter will be releasing the Get It Growing calendar for 2026. For another year, gardeners and plant lovers can have information on Louisiana gardening and take in the magnificent pictures. Since 2005, the AgCenter has released

Principal’s List: 1st Grade: Baylor Bow- man, Willow Desselle, Cris- tian Ducote, Harlie Guillot, Maryam Hamideh, Ivy Ma- ricle, Amelia Richard, Tytus Walker, Bryanjae Washing- ton and Zoey Wood 2nd Grade: Owen An- dries, Ainsley Couvillion, Lawson Dauzat, Paxton Du- pont, Lyla Gaspard, Weston Guidroz, Camden Guidry, Payslee Guillot,

In a celebration of dedication, compassion, and professional excellence, two Avoyelles Parish residents were recognized among Louisiana’s most outstanding leaders in child welfare during the inaugural Champions of Child Wel- fare: A Homecoming symposium, held Oct. 3, at Northwestern State University (NSU) in Natchitoches. The symposium was hosted by