More revenue than anticipated, a large one-time reimbursement and some unexpected reductions in expenses turned an expected $300,000 deficit into a $1.8 million surplus, the Avoyelles Parish Schoo
Marksville continued its decade-long winning streak against Bunkie with a 35-14 victory to retain the "Catskin" banner that symbolizes the two Avoyelles Parish schools' 60-plus-year rivalry.
Brent Villemarette pauses by the 9/11 Memorial Fountain in New York City. The fountain, located at the site where the World Trade Center buildings collapsed, has the engraved names of those killed in the attack. Villemarette worked with the Red Cross at "Ground Zero" for three weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.
It’s hard to believe that any one who’s 18 years or younger has absolutely no reference point for Sept. 11, 2001.
A suspect in a recent armed burglary at a Bunkie apartment was arrested Thursday (Sept. 5) by Bunkie Police Department officers.
Sheriff Doug Anderson is advising Avoyelles Parish residents and business owners to be alert to the possibility of credit card skimmers being placed on gas pumps, point of sale terminals inside sto