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Avoyelles Pages Past By Donna Culotta 90 Years Ago From our Dec. 28, 1935 editions An Irish potato program for Avoyelles Parish was discussed. C.C. Couvillion, formerly named master Teacher of Louisiana among the Smith-Hughes agriculture teachers of the state in 1932-33, assumed his duties as country

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 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

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

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

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