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Seasonal standouts: These plants shine as Louisiana eases into fall
If you still have any warm-season annuals in your garden beds, they’re probably on their last legs and not looking so great. But it’s still a bit early — and warm — to do a complete overhaul with cool-season plants.
The solution to this dilemma?
Bridge the seasonal gap with
From Pages Past
By Donna Culotta
🕰️ 90 Years Ago — From our Nov. 2, 1935 edition
* C.C. Mayeux announced his candidacy for re-election as school board member for Ward 7.
* Pvt. Charles W. Mayeux, formerly of Plaucheville, was transferred to the U.S. Marine Barracks, Navy Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
* Mr. Murphy L.
Think You Can Cook? Prove It — Get Your Cooking in the Paper!
Cook Some Rice...
Avoyelles Parish Food Critic
If there's one thing Avoyelles Parish knows, it's food. From backyard boils to Sunday gumbo, most folks around here can cook better than just about any restaurant — and we're proud of it.
That’s why we’re
Voters to Decide Road District 2 Tax Renewal Nov. 15!
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Avoyelles Bids Farewell to “Alphonse” with Laughter, Stories, and a Fiery Sendoff
MARKSVILLE – On Tuesday evening, locals packed the patio of Broken Wheel Brewery for one of the most unusual funerals Avoyelles Parish has ever seen. The gathering was not for a person, but for a persona, the legendary paper-bag-wearing commentator known simply as
Alphonse A. Alphonse.
For decades, Alphonse gave Avoyelles
