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Body found on Beaubouef Road north of Marksville
A body has been found off of the Beauboeuf Road north of Marksville. Authorities have been on the scene for at least three hours and are on the scene right now as of 7 p.m. It was reported about 4...
Jan 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Edwin Edwards will spend rest of term (six months) confined to home
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards has been released from federal prison and moved to a halfway house, after serving eight years for a corruption conviction. He will serve the remainder of his sentence in h...
Jan 13, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Simmesport Police Chief, former fire chief and four others arrested by Louisiana State Police
Charges range from arson and theft to malfeasance in office
Jan 12, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three from Avoyelles busted for pharmacy robberies in Lafayette area
Officials in South Louisiana say three men from Avoyelles, traveled to the Lafayette Parish area to rob two pharmacies for drugs. A number of agencies including the FBI are working on the case, wh...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hard Freeze expected in Avoyelles three nights in a row
It is going to be bitter cold in Avoyelles the next three nights as temps drop into the lower 20s during the overnight hours. From the National Weather Service: ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT F...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Double Fatality Crash In Grant Parish
Early this morning, a single vehicle crash killed two people from Montgomery, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 6:00 am, which occurred on LA Hwy 34 near Duffy Lane. The crash involved...
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Agenda items for Tuesday, January 11 Police Jury meeting
4:00 PM Committee Meetings: Road/Bridge, Personnel, OHSEP, Finance, etc. 6:00 PM Public Hearing: LCDBG Revisions 6:30 PM Police Jury Meeting Avoyelles Parish Police Jury Regular Meeting – Janu...
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Avoyellestoday tops 1 million page views in 2010
Over one million page views were recorded of the avoyellestoday.com website in 2010. The annual report showed a total of 1,127,064 views made by 271,848 visits to our site. We want to thank you,...
Jan 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weather for Avoyelles: Sleet possible after midnight tonight, Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Today: Periods of rain before 3pm, then periods of rain and sleet. Some thunder is also possible. High near 42. East wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitatio...
Jan 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Seven arrested on drugs/other charges
According to Sheriff Doug Anderson seven Avoyelles residents were arrested on a variety of narcotics charges and one fugitive from St. Landry Parish was arrested near Bunkie on a warrant for Forc...
Jan 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff begins parish road litter abatement project
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office will begin a roadside trash pickup program utilizing offender labor. This project has been on the drawing board for quiet some time and is a collaborative eff...
Jan 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Curtis Beard of Marksville, accompanied by his wife, Lorrie, claims the $168,610 jackpot from the December 29 Easy 5 drawing.
Marksville man wins $168,610 in lottery game
Ticket purchased at Marksville store
Jan 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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