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Avoyelles tied at end of first quarter, player hurt
Avoyelles Lady Mustangs are tied 17-17 for the state champion ship India Marbs of Avoyelles hurt with leg injury
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Avoyelles Lady Mustangs off to early lead
The Avoyelles High Mustangs are off to an early lead in the state playoffs. They lead 11-8 at 3:44 in the 1st quarter. 11-8 avoyelles 3:44 1st qrt.
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Tornadoes rip Crowley, Rayne; one person dead, others injured, houses destroyed
LSN RAYNE -- This Cajun-land town normally dancing the night away on the Saturday before Mardi Gras is in mourning, at least one of its residents dead, others injured and dozens with homes destroy...
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Avoyelles goes for 3A championship tonight
HAMMOND — Avoyelles High fans are heading back to state championships tonight to watch their beloved No. 2 seeded Lady Mustangs go for the Class 3A title against top-seeded St. James (26-8). Avoy...
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Accident claims Pine Prairie man on Chicot Park Road
A single vehicle accident on the Chicot Park Road, north of Ville Platte, March 4, claimed the life of a Pine Prairie man. Jacob Fontenot, 19, died from the injuries he received in the single vehi...
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VICTORY! Avoyelles Lady Mustangs advance to state finals in Class-AAA
Defeats Notre Dane 55-49; will face St. James in finals
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HAMMOND BOUND: Tonight's Avoyelles game to be aired on website
Tonight's Ladies Top 28 semifinal games which include Avoyelles High will be broadcast live on the radio and on the web. The Lady Mustangs of Avoyelles will face Notre Dame of Crowley in the Clas...
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Avoyelles assistant coach led out of school in handcuffs
An Avoyelles High School assistant coach has been arrested and charged with a prohibited act between an educator and student, according to the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Leon...
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Fugitive made stop in Avoyelles while hitchiking on train
Escaped Oklahoma fugitive spotted in Avoyelles
A man who escaped from a prison in Oklahoma and was featured on Americas Most Wanted may have passed through Avoyelles Parish. Authorities believe forty-four year old Rowdy Offield is traveling by...
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Turner Bayou Operational Update: focus now on second well
Efforts to enhance the Deshotels Oil and Gas well between Dupont and Odenburg have hit another snag, so, at least for the meantime, the well is not producing as much as oil execs believe it will at...
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Grant Parish Deputy Shot
Earlier this afternoon, Grant Parish Sheriff’s Deputies were involved in a shooting. The shooting occurred around 2:50 pm at the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigative Divisio...
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Hearing for ousted school board member Lizzie Ned rescheduled
A court hearing involving ousted Avoyelles Parish School Board member Lizzie Ned has been delayed until March 10 in the federal courthouse in downtown Alexandria. Judge Dee Drell reset the hearin...
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