It wasn’t doom-and-gloom, but it certainly wasn’t rainbows-and-unicorns when auditor Aloysia Ducote delivered her report to the Marksville City Council Jan. 11.
If the Avoyelles Police Jury could wave a magic wand and be able to sell all the property currently listed in its name, it would be able to put its road crews into overdrive and crank up the ditch
Red River Charter Academy went further this year than it has in its previous efforts to gain approval to operate a charter school in Avoyelles Parish -- and its officials promise to continu
Avoyelleans (from left) David and Toni Vollman of Bunkie and Cindy and Tommy Maddie of Simmesport stand in front of the Capitol the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremonies. The group spent five days in the nation’s capital to attend the ceremonies. {Photo submitted by Tommy Maddie}
Kristi Bordelon (left) and Rock Bordelon (right) spoke with Donald Trump Jr. (center) in a hotel lobby in Washington D.C. during inaugural events last week. Rock Bordelon, a Hessmer native now living in Bossier City, is the owner/chairman of the board of Avoyelles Hospital. He still has family in Avoyelles Parish. The Bordelons also attended an inaugural ball at the Walter Washington Convention Center. {Photo submitted by Rock Bordelon}
When Donald J. Trump raised his hand and swore to defend the Constitution as this nation’s President, a delegation from Avoyelles Parish was among the thousands who descended on Washington, D.C., for Trump’s inauguration.
The Avoyelles Parish School District will host its annual Parent & Family Engagement Fair from 5:30-7 p.m. this Thursday (Jan. 26) in the Avoyelles Plaza on La.