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Santa Claus has once again asked the Avoyelles Weekly to help him find those special gifts for the deserving boys and girls of this area. He asks that children submit letters to him through the newspaper. The letters will be published before Christmas so Santa can read them and let

Road District 2 voters rejected the 20-mill, 10-year tax renewal on Nov. 15, with unofficial results showing 75 percent voting against it and 25 percent in favor. A total of 685 ballots were cast across the district’s 17 precincts for a turnout of 13.3 percent. The renewal would

SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Avoyelles Parish School Board met in Special Board session on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at the School Board Office, in Marksville, Louisiana, with the following members present: Rickey Adams, President; Robin Moreau, Vice President; Keith Lacombe, Chris Robinson, Jill Guidry and

The Catholic Diocese of Alexandria, which oversees all Catholic churches in Avoyelles Parish and much of central Louisiana, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization amid mounting financial pressure from clergy sex abuse lawsuits. Bishop Robert W. Marshall Jr. announced on Oct. 31 that the diocese submitted a Chapter 11

Cochon de Lait Queens Pageant Returns 🎉 The Mansura Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of the Cochon de Lait Festival Queens Pageant, one of the most cherished traditions of the Cochon de Lait Festival. The pageant will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22 starting at 8 a.m., marking

Marksville Garden Club Civic Award - November Congratulations to Valley View Health Care Facility on Highway 1 in Marksville for receiving the Marksville Garden Club’s Civic Award for November. The facility’s extensive landscaping features a variety of plant species including: * Holly trees * Creeping juniper * Loropetalum * Sago palm * Distylium