Sports

The Avoyelles Council on Aging will host a Bean Bag Baseball Tournament on Thursday, April 30, at the Cochon de Lait Pavilion in Mansura. The event will begin with check-in at 8:45 a.m., followed by tournament play starting at 9 a.m. * Entry Fee: $1 * Participants are

Hunters across Avoyelles Parish will head into the 2026–2027 hunting season with several important changes, including expanded Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) restrictions, continued enforcement on public lands and new rules involving equipment and access. The most significant impact locally comes from the expansion of a CWD control area following

Pierce Regard earns top regional honor for the second straight year Pierce Regard, a sophomore at Avoyelles Public Charter School, has been selected as the 2026 Cenla Golfer of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding performance, leadership and sportsmanship among student-athletes representing 15 area high schools. This marks the

Avoyelles Parish was represented at the 2026 LSU AgCenter Livestock Show, where junior exhibitors competed in the Junior Angus Show on Feb. 20. The event featured 54 entries from across the state, highlighting the skills and dedication of young livestock participants. Among the top finishers was Mary Moreau of Hessmer,

In it’s own version of the popular Food Network show “Chopped,” the 4-H gives young culinary contestants in competition a mystery ingredient and dares them to come up with something palatable in 40 minutes. LaSAS students and 4-H members Jacques Dauzat and Ethan LeBlanc were up to

Shane Normand, 12, of Marksville, proudly displays his first deer, an 8 point buck taken Dec. 20 while hunting with his mother at Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area.