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Cottonport, Louisiana — November 13, 2025 At approximately 2:31 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2025, officers with the Cottonport Police Department responded to a report of a subject holding another individual at gunpoint inside a residence in the 300 block of Coco Avenue. Upon arrival, officers determined that an

The Avoyelles Journal is making important changes designed to better serve our readers and advertisers across Avoyelles Parish. Beginning this month, The Journal will move from a weekly schedule to a biweekly publication, distributed every other Wednesday. This adjustment allows us to continue providing trusted local coverage while operating more

Multi-Vehicle Crash in Moreauville Linked to Cane-Field Smoke in Avoyelles Parish Moreauville, La. – A chain-reaction crash involving multiple vehicles occurred yesterday afternoon on a highway near Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish after heavy smoke generated by a burning sugar-cane field obscured visibility on the roadway. According to

(Photo Caption: What you used to see, newspapers tossed in driveways and ditches. Not anymore.) When Building a Better Avoyelles acquired Avoyelles Publishing, one of the first things we heard from the public was clear. People were tired of newspapers being thrown in ditches, on driveways, and even at empty

Building a Better Avoyelles is proud to announce the merger of The Marksville Weekly News and The Bunkie Record into one stronger, parish-wide newspaper called Avoyelles Weekly. This change reflects our continued commitment to providing quality local journalism while adapting to today’s economic realities. Like many small newspapers

Anthony Bailey at anthonybailey@agcenter.lsu.edu As the new year approaches, the LSU AgCenter will be releasing the Get It Growing calendar for 2026. For another year, gardeners and plant lovers can have information on Louisiana gardening and take in the magnificent pictures. Since 2005, the AgCenter has released