June 10 is the last day to register to vote or change party affiliation in person for the upcoming July 11 Presidential primary election. The last day for online registration is June 20.
An Alexandria man was arrested in Vermilion Parish Thursday (May 28) and charged with four counts of livestock theft from an Avoyelles Parish auction barn.
If the "cool" students think they found a loophole in the "no tobacco" rule for Avoyelles Parish school campuses and events with "vaping," the School Board closed it at its last meeting.
Chart depicts number of cases in Avoyelles from March 21st until yesterday.
State officials announced three more cases of positive COVID in Avoyelles today. That brings the cumulative total to 120, with nine deaths in the parish.
(05/26/20) In past years 4-H camp at the LSU AgCenter Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock has served more than 3,000 youth. A virtual camp is expected to serve significantly more.
Sen. Fred Mills
BATON ROUGE--The Senate voted 28-6 Wednesday to approve a bill to make medical marijuana more widely available across the state.
Avoyelles Parish continued to see a daily increase in reported cases of Coronavirus-2019, with two more bringing the total since March to 117. The parish has had nine deaths from the disease.
Obituaries
Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Escude Funeral Home will be limited to 25 people for the visitation.
Denham Springs – Funeral services for Randy James Frank will be held in the Chapel of Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev.
Arlington, TX. – Funeral services for Earline Moreau Roddy will be held at First United Methodist Church in Simmesport on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev.
Graveside services for Joyce Marie Thomas James of Mansura are currently pending. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.
Due to the mandates that are in place concerning Covid-19, Christ the King Catholic Church will be limited to 100 people for the Funeral Service.
Sports
It doesn't take Nostradamus to predict the future of girls high school basketball in AvoyellesParish.
By Raymond L. Daye
St. Joseph sophomore slugger Mackenzie Gauthier awaits the ball during the Lady Eagles 16-1 victory over Bolton in the Grant High tournament on March 7. Gauthier hit a stand-up double. {Photo submitted by Brandi Schexnayder}
This past week was the last baseball/softball action at least until mid-April, due to high schools being closed and sporting events cancelled until April 13.
By Raymond L. Daye
Five area youth recently won honors at the national Punt, Pass and Kick competition at ULL. The young athletes are (from left) Robert Ormsby, Bubba Flook, John David Smith and John Eves, all of Bunkie. Not pictured is Hudson Normand of Cottonport. {Photo courtesy of Bruce Coulon}
Five Bunkie area youth won national honors during the recent Punt, Pass and Kick competition at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
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