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Services for Carolyn Misner will be held at Kramer of Fifth Ward on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, with President Roger LaCaze and President Neal Plauche officiating. View the full article

Funeral services for William Holts, Jr. were Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Melancon Funeral Home, Bunkie. View the full article

Bad news: COVID's presence in Avoyelles Parish is worse than we thought. Good news: the "fifth wave" seems to have at least stalled and possibly begun receding. View the full article

An obituary is not available at this time for Mae Rena Bordelon. Funeral services are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home of Mansura. View the full article

An obituary is not available at this time for Ross Chenevert. Chenevert was born November 5, 1960 and died January 24, 2022 at age 61. View the full article

After two days of qualifying, all 13 municipal offices on the March 26 ballot have at least one candidate. View the full article

The daily COVID update for Avoyelles Parish on Thursday indicates the virus is still widespread in the parish, but it is not as rampant as it was earlier this month. View the full article

More than 1,500 inmates evacuated from Raymond Laborde Correctional Center will be returned to the state prison in Cottonport on Friday and Saturday, a Louisiana Department of Public Safety and View the full article

Listed below are the candidates for upcoming March 26 election. Deadline to qualify is Friday, January 28. The list is unofficial until after the Friday deadline: View the full article

Qualifying for candidates in the March 26 Marksville and Bunkie municipal elections will continue today and Friday. View the full article

Funeral services for America Malbrough are incomplete at this time. America, 43 a resident of Mansura passed away on January 22, 2022 at her residence. View the full article

Funeral service for Geraldine Brady Kiefer of Cottonport will begin at 1:00pm on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Escude Funeral Home in Cottonport. Interment will be held at a future date. View the full article

With over twice the number of tests reviewed, it was no surprise that Avoyelles Parish had only a day to "enjoy" having only double-digit increases in its COVID cases. View the full article

Services for Virginia D. Goudeau will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at. Hopewell Baptist Church with Reverend Ricky Belgard and Reverend Lou Gordon officiating. View the full article

Mrs. Doretha Pleasant Wade, age 81, born June 18, 1940 in Goudeau, La entered eternal rest on January 18, 2022. View the full article

Memorial services for Mrs. Sharon Marie Carmouche will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28th, 2022 in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers with Fr. Dan O’Connor officiating. View the full article

Henry “Hank” Alfred DeCuir, age 86, son of Forest “Duke” Michout DeCuir & Hazel Irene “Mama” Gaty, was born in Marksville, Louisiana. He passed away on January 20, 2022 at his View the full article

Tuesday's COVID update for Avoyelles Parish was one of those with some "adjustments" from prior reports making it impossible to get a clear one-day picture of what the virus is doing at this time. View the full article

Brenda Balles Blood, 58, passed away unexpectedly January 21,2022, at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria,LA. View the full article

A Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Carrie Juneau Humphries will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 28th, 2022 at the St. View the full article

Avoyelles Parish had another 131 new cases of COVID diagnosed over the weekend, according to the Louisiana Department of Health's update released today. View the full article

AUDREY MAE DAUZAT, age 93, of Woodville, Texas passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Woodville. View the full article

Bettie “Maw Maw Wheezy” was a native of Marksville and a resident of Brusly. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by friends and family on January 19, 2022, at age 86. View the full article

Several months ago a daily COVID report with over 500 tests reviewed would have been considered a "big" report. View the full article

Funeral services for Henry “Bill” Williams, Jr. will be Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m at the Magnolia Baptist Church in Evergreen with Rev. Frankie Ford officiating. View the full article