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🎄 A Nostalgic Christmas Tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 🎄

🎄 A Nostalgic Christmas Tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 🎄

Christmas at Our Lady of Lourdes Church: A Look Back A cherished Fifth Ward tradition captured in this vintage holiday photograph This archival photograph offers a glimpse into a beloved Christmas tradition at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Fifth Ward, where parishioners once gathered around an elaborately crafted

Avoyelles Pages Past: A Look Back Through the Decades 📅

Avoyelles Pages Past: A Look Back Through the Decades 📅

Avoyelles Pages Past By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our Dec. 14, 1935 editions Attorney A. Leonard Allen was a candidate for Eighth District Congressman Lamar Coco was a candidate for Avoyelles tax assessor and L.P. Gremillon was a candidate for judge of the Twelfth District Court The

🗞️ Avoyelles Pages Through The Decades 📅

🗞️ Avoyelles Pages Through The Decades 📅

By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our Dec. 7, 1935 edition Sheriff J.J. Jeansonne and Lester L. Bordelon were named as delegates from Avoyelles Parish to attend the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in New Orleans. Avoyelles farmers were given the opportunity to buy their own farms. Clarence

🎉 Reliving the Magic of Moreauville’s Christmas Parade 🎄- Avoyelles of yesteryear

🎉 Reliving the Magic of Moreauville’s Christmas Parade 🎄- Avoyelles of yesteryear

email your photos to news@avoyellestoday.com Scenes from Moreauville’s annual Christmas parade on Dec. 7, 1986 drew large crowds and festive spirit along the bayou. The parade featured 69 entries and attracted an estimated 2,000 viewers along the route. These moments were originally published in The Avoyelles

🛒 Remembering Old Louis Lemoine's Grocery! 🕰️

🛒 Remembering Old Louis Lemoine's Grocery! 🕰️

1979 - Old Louis Lemoine grocery Mr. Louis is standing in the aisle of his grocery and market in the late 1930’s or early 1940’s. The store was in the old Union Bank Building that still stands at North Main Street (pictured in middle). Courtesy of the late Walter

1954 Bunkie Panthers Football Squad

1954 Bunkie Panthers Football Squad

This historic photo of the 1954 Bunkie High School Panthers football team highlights one of the early eras of Panther pride. The image, found in the Official Journal of Bunkie, captures the spirit, teamwork and community support that helped shape Bunkie’s athletic legacy. Pictured on bottom row from left

From Pages Past

From Pages Past

By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago — From our Nov. 9, 1935 edition Miss Armide Mayeux of Mansura passed away. Curtis C. Roy announced his candidacy for the state legislature. Commander Ira Schwartzenburg consented to deliver the min address at the Armistice day program in Marksville. Mr. G.V. Saucier announced