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Father’s Day gifts were hard to pick in 1985 To submit any Avoyelles Parish history from the past, email photos, information and contact information to news@avoyellestoday.com or come by the newspaper office at 208 N. Washington St. in Marksville. A look back at the Sunday, June 16,

To submit any Avoyelles Parish history from the past, email photo, information and contact news@avoyellestoday.com or come by the newspaper office at 208 N. Washington St. in Marksville. This week’s History Yesterday looks back at three community moments published in The Greater Avoyelles Journal on Tuesday, June

By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our June 13, 1936 editions - Dr. E.M. Laborde was elected mayor of Marksville. - Charles Martin received a bachelor of philosophy from Loyola University. - Burton J. Couvillion opened a general insurance business in the Union Bank building in Marksville. - Hazel Lee Neck was

When Corn Fest fever first swept Avoyelles Email your photos to news@avoyellestoday.com Published in The Greater Avoyelles Journal on Sunday June 5, 1988, this article announced that Bunkie was gearingup for the second annual Louisiana Corn Festival scheduled for June 10-12. To help spread the word, the

In May of 1979, a total of 548 students graduated from high schools across Avoyelles Parish, marking a milestone moment for communities throughout the area. According to archives from The Greater Avoyelles Journal, 522 of those graduates came from the parish’s 11 public high schools, while 26 students graduated

Avoyelles Pages Past By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our May 16, 1936 editions Rep. C.A. Riddle of Avoyelles was unanimously chosen as a member of the Legislative Bureau. Avoyelles native Gaston Porterie was named the honored guest by judges, lawyers and public officials at a surprise party.