U.S. Marshalls arrested a Cheneyville man at a Marksville motel Tuesday evening on suspicion of 1st degree murder of a Dallas drug dealer.
Promotional poster for Battle on the Bayou boxing event at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center
Nine state prison boxing titles will be on the line Thursday (Oct. 10) when Raymond Laborde Correctional Center hosts the “Battle on the Bayou.”
The first fight begins at 6 p.m.
There was a good turnout for early voting last week, but the final results of several state and local elections will be decided this Saturday.
There are 201 fewer students in Avoyelles Parish public schools than there were at this time last year.
Abe Mattox, of the Spring Bayou community, sits on his 1951 Ford 8N tractor prior to setting off on a week-long trip to South Louisiana in support of Ralph Abraham’s campaign for governor. He was on the road from Sept. 19-Sept. 27. {Photo by Raymond L. Daye}
It could be called the “Abe for Abraham” tour.