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Michelle Brown Reynolds, Executive Director of Move Bunkie Forward, was named the 2025 Bunkie Citizen of the Year during the annual Bunkie Rotary Club party, an event attended by family, friends, and community members. The honor came as a surprise to Reynolds, who said she was unaware the recognition was

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. announced that fire departments and emergency responders across Louisiana will receive $4,887,809 through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program funding he helped secure to strengthen emergency services across the state. The grants will support departments in

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe spearheads launch of the Native American Coalition for Economic Prosperity (NACEP) By: Amy Boraks Last month, more than 100 Tribal leaders, federal officials and national partners gathered in the nation’s capital for the third convening of the Government-to-Government Roundtable Series: Protecting, Preserving & Strengthening

Year-End applause for Avoyelles By: Jacques Goudeau Not all change is good, but Avoyelles Parish has been making a great deal of positive change lately. That kind of change can only happen with creativity, hard work, tolerance of criticism from those who do nothing, failures along the way, perseverance

Sacred Heart sixth graders step into the American Revolution Sacred Heart School sixth graders reenact “The Road to the American Revolution” in Katie Freeman’s history class. Pictured top row, from left are: * Scarlet Lemoine (tax collector) * Jadyn Marcotte (King George III) * Jayce Daigrepont (Paul Revere) * Joey Pahl (narrator) * Eli

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. Peter Claver at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bunkie recently spread a bit of Christmas cheer by donating four holiday food baskets to worthy recipients in the community. The donation is part of the organization’s ongoing mission to support