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Two Lafargue Elementary students earned national recognition this summer after competing at the 2026 National Beta Convention in Nashville and were recognized during the Avoyelles Parish School Board meeting on Aug. 18. Rob Luneau placed fifth nationally in Elementary Sculpture with a papier-mâché alligator, competing against 54 students from

The Early Childhood Development and Family Center of Avoyelles recently received a $1,000 donation from Raymond Laborde Correctional Center. The center thanked the state prison for selecting the organization as a grant recipient and for investing in children in the community. The donation will help support activities for the

By Avoyelles Today Staff Louisiana hunters have several opportunities to apply for upcoming lottery hunts, including a new recreational alligator harvest program and deer and waterfowl hunts on state wildlife management areas. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has opened applications for its new recreational alligator harvest lottery, with

By: Amy Ducote Avoyelles Parish is set to receive more than $1.46 million in additional state funding for road improvements, an animal shelter, parish equipment and other local projects, though several details about how and where the money will be used have not yet been determined. The funding includes