Burn Ban in effect in Avoyelles Parish
In Avoyelles parish there is a burn ban in effect until further notice, due to the amount of brush & grass fires that has happened recently in the parish.
In Avoyelles parish there is a burn ban in effect until further notice, due to the amount of brush & grass fires that has happened recently in the parish.
Cottonport’s overall financial health has improved by $595,309 since last year, the town’s auditor reported at the Oct. 17 council meeting.
The long-awaited official renaming and dedication of Avoyelles Correctional Center in Cottonport to the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center will occur in ceremonies at 10 a.m. today.
Early voting for the Nov. 8 elections will be from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. from this Tuesday to next Tuesday (Oct. 25-Nov.
Games on Thursday, October 20
Menard (6-2, 2-1) 33 - Bunkie (3-5, 0-3) 0 District 3-AA
ALEXANDRIA, La. – United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that
a Cottonport woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $6,000 from the
Effie Post Office.
Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics investigators arrested Melissa Bonnette, 47, of Marksville on Friday on charges of selling methamphetamine at her home on Cardinal Loop near Fifth Ward.<
Funeral service for Oscar "Big O" Friels, Sr., age 85, of Bunkie will be Saturday, October 22, 2016, 11:00 AM at Salem Baptist Church Bunkie, Pastor Greg Jackson officiating.