The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman who has been reported missing since Saturday night. Sheriff Doug Anderson said that Mary C. Parrish of the Gold Dust Community south of Bunkie was last seen when she left her home in her car around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. She was reported missing by a family member after failing t... full story
Weather Advisory in effect until 2 p.m. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AVOYELLES PARISH UNTIL 200 PM CDT … AT 107 PM CDT … NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM...
Marksville Historic Site closed to public due to budget cuts Budget Cuts to Impact Louisiana State Historic Sites BATON ROUGE – The Office of State Parks recently announced that, due to extensive budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year, five historic s...
Bunkie pair among those sentenced in Missouri Mortgage scheme Seven get sentences in $12.6M mortgage fraud scheme Two people from Bunkie, apparently a man and wife, were among seven people who were sentenced last week in connection with a mortgage fraud sch...
Bunkie pair among those sentenced in Missouri Mortgage scheme Seven get sentences in $12.6M mortgage fraud scheme Two people from Bunkie, apparently a man and wife, were among seven people who were sentenced last week in connection with a mortgage fraud sch...
Tropical Depression Bonnie continues to weaken Tropical Depression Bonnie is breaking apart in the Gulf of Mexico and the tropical depression with winds near 30 mph could soon weaken to an area of low pressure. However, the low pressure area c...
Former Contract Dispatcher Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks NEW ORLEANS , LA—HULON EUGENE PARSONS , a/k/a/ Gene Parsons, age 60, of Hammond, Louisiana, a former employee of Boh Brothers Construction Company, Inc., pled guilty today before U.S. Distr...
Three booked in Jena with violation of registration of trailer Yesterday, Louisiana State Police Region II/Towing and Recovery Division arrested Brent Allen Flowers (W/M 28 yrs) of Hope, AR for Filing or Maintaining False Public Record, Alteration and Forger...
Batiste signs with Montana Tech Montana Tech women’s basketball coach Kerie DePell has announced the signing of a junior college transfer from Louisiana. The university is located in in Butte, Montana, Quanessa Batiste of...
WATER-CONTROL STRUCTURE AT CATAHOULA LAKE NOW AUTOMATED The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( USACOE ) has upgraded the water-control structure on the Diversion Canal at Catahoula Lake so that it can be operated remotely during ...
LSP Towing And Recovery Arrest in LaSalle Parish
Yesterday, Louisiana State Police Region II/Towing and Recovery Division arrested Brent Allen Flowers (W/M 28 yrs) of Hope, AR for Filing or Maintaining False Public Record, Alteration and Forger...
Rayne Man Arrested for Fraud
Today, the Louisiana State Police Region 2 Insurance Fraud Unit arrested a Rayne man for insurance fraud and theft charges. On October 13, 2009, 32-year-old Demoine Declouette of Rayne, LA, filed...
Mayor of New Roads, Louisiana Indicted Mayor of New Roads, Louisiana Indicted
BATON ROUGE , LA—In an ongoing investigation designated “Operation Blighted Officials,” the Office of the United States Attorney announced today that a ...
Sybil Dubroc Lamartiniere, only child of a Confederate Veteran still alive in Avoyelles. She was honored last month by the National organization of the Daughters of the Confederacy. She lives in Fifth Ward.
Zola Brouillette Franks, age 97, of Hickory Hill Funeral services for Mrs. Zola Brouillette Franks will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marksville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2010 with Father Abraham Varghese officiating. Interm...
Zilda D. Cooper, age 87, of Fifth Ward A Mass of Christian Burial for Zilda D. Cooper will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Fifth Ward, with Rev. Silverino Kwebuza officiating. Interment will ...
Sidney Mae Johnson, age 88, of Alexandria Funeral services for Mrs. Sidney Mae Johnson will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2010 in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers, Alexandria with Reverend Joe Cruse officiating. Burial will be in A...