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Bus Routes Listed for Avoyelles Parish School Year 2010
Avoyelles Parish School Board Bus Driver Routes for 2010-2011 The following was printed as submitted by the Avoyelles Parish School Board: Marksville Zone Michelle Brouillette- Bus #176 Lafargue E...
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Young Child Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash in Pointe Coupee Parish
Erwinville – Louisiana State Police Troop A investigated a two-vehicle fatal crash today on US 190 at LA 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish shortly before 2:00 p.m. Preliminary investigation revealed that...
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Marketplace a unique opportunity for businesses
Avoyelles-area businesses have a new opportunity to establish a presence where more and more potential customers are looking for it - on the world-wide web. Avoyellestoday.com partnering with Matc...
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2010 Louisiana Annual Sales Tax Holiday is August 6 and 7
Baton Rouge: The 2010 Louisiana Annual Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, August 6, and Saturday, August 7. On these two days, most retail purchases are exempt from the four-percent state sale...
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Diocese of Alexandria Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Catholic Diocese of Alexandria will celebrate its 100th Anniversary Friday, August 6, 2010, with Mass at Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. This is the third major event of the ann...
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Minutes of the Avoyelles School Board August 3 meeting
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS The Avoyelles Parish School Board met in regular session Tuesday, August 3, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. at the School Board Office with the following members present: Dr. Jim Guillo...
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Marksville native releases childrens book
SLEEP LITTLE BABY Children’s Book is an Official Entry at This Year’s Beijing International Book Fair In anticipation of the prestigious Beijing International Book Fair, leading self-publisher Xl...
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Girod, arrested in Marksville
U. S. Marshals arrest murder suspect in Marksville
United States Marshals arrested a man in Marksville Thursday night who was wanted in the connection of a shooting death in Jefferson Parish near New Orleans. The man, Keith Girod, 24, had been wa...
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Heat advisory issued for Avoyelles
High Pressure at the Surface and Aloft will Continue to Strengthen over the Region Through the Weekend. with Limited Moisture Expected Precipitation Chances and Cloud Cover will be Slim, Allowing f...
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Weather Advisory in effect until 2 p.m.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AVOYELLES PARISH UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 107 PM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF MOREAUVILLE... MOVING...
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Marksville Historic Site closed to public due to budget cuts
Budget Cuts to Impact Louisiana State Historic Sites BATON ROUGE – The Office of State Parks recently announced that, due to extensive budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year, five historic site...
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Bunkie pair among those sentenced in Missouri Mortgage scheme
Seven get sentences in $12.6M mortgage fraud scheme Two people from Bunkie, apparently a man and wife, were among seven people who were sentenced last week in connection with a mortgage fraud sch...
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Results as of 9:15 p.m.
36 out of 50 precincts reporting State Rep 6602 Robert Johnson 61% 4027 Kirby Roy 38% Sheriff 5355 Doug Anderson 49% 3067 Damon Didier 28% 2368 T-Joe Panichello 21% Clerk of court 5529 Co...
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Results as of 9 p.m.: Johnson, Anderson, Laborde in lead
27 out of 50 precincts reporting State Rep 5332 Robert Johnson 61% 3378 Kirby Roy 38% Sheriff 4156 Doug Anderson 47% 2517 Damon Didier 29% 2156 T-Joe Panichello 24% Clerk of court 4209 Connie C...
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Anderson in lead for sheriff, Johnson for State Rep and Laborde for Clerk of Court in early returns
7 out of 50 precincts reporting State Rep Robert Johnson 61% Kirby Roy 38% Sheriff Doug Anderson 42.7% Damon Didier 30.1% T-Joe Panichello 27.1% Clerk of court 1560 Connie Couvillon  43.3...
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Polls are now closed waiting on election returns
27 of 50 precincts
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Election day is here
Polls open at 6:am and close at 8pm Saturday, October 22 in Louisiana. The ballot in Avoyelles includes the following: Governor 1 to be Elected David Blanchard Leonard "Lenny" Bollingham Car...
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St. Landry well brings in over 2000 barrels of oil per day in initial production
A new oil well south of Avoyelles in St. Landry has come on line with promising numbers. The initial production of the well is over 2,000 barrels of oil per day, double the amount some industry wa...
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We recommend Amendment #1
Vote for Constitutional Amendment #1. A vote for Constitutional Amendment #1 will protect TOPS funding by redirecting annual Tobacco Settlement proceeds from the Millennium Trust to its college sch...
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Marksville Police Officer arrested on two counts of aggravated rape
A Marksville police officer has been arrested in Rapides Parish on two counts of aggravated rape charges. He has been placed on leave without pay from the Marksville Police Department pending th...
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Joe Elder, local businessman and devoted community man dies
Funeral services for Joseph D. Elder, Jr. of Marksville will take place at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church of Hessmer on Saturday, October 15, 2011, beginning at 10:00am. Visitations will be held...
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Bunkie Man Dies in Single Vehicle Crash
October 8, 2011 Avoyelles Parish- This morning, Louisiana State Police Troop E investigated a single vehicle fatal crash on LA 1176 east of LA 115 (McArthur St.), south of Bunkie. The crash cla...
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March of Dimes Avoyelles Walk set Saturday, Oct. 8
(Marksville, LA September 26, 2011) On Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Tamahka Trails Golf Club in Marksville, families and businesses throughout Avoyelles Parish will join together in March for Babie...
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Timothy Brown
Three charged in LaSAS burglary
According to Sheriff Doug Anderson, two Mansura men and one juvenile have been charged with the September 25th weekend Burglary of LaSAS (Louisiana School for Agricultural Sciences). Jerrell R. B...
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