Avoyelles Parish

Black bears are all over the state of Louisiana, but when one is spotted close to home it just means more.

A mom in Avoyelles Parish woke up this morning to a mother's worst nightmare.

Louisiana pilot Felix Eugene Moncla Jr. disappeared in 1953 while serving in the United States Air Force after "intercepting a UFO" according to the plaque inscribed on his memorial in an Avoyelles Parish cemetery.

Reports are saying that five male inmates are on the loose after escaping a Marksville jail on Monday, September 27. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office say that the group launched their operation by breaking off a bathroom sink to create a way out.

Six others were seriously injured in the crash that happened on LA 29 Monday just before Noon.

Some drivers have been getting $500 tickets in the mail for what they think is a speeding ticket from a red light camera, but they've actually been caught driving without any insurance.

The Avoyelles Parish School Board has opted to move to a four day school week by adding time to the school day.

Multiple news outlets are reporting that a church group from Louisiana was involved in a fiery crash in Florida that left seven people dead.

Derrick Stafford will be monitored electronically at his home following his release Wednesday from the Avoyelles Parish Jail.

The former police officer was charged with payroll fraud for collecting wages from two jurisdictions at the same time.

State Police were tipped off about inmates attempting to get contraband material brought into the facility.

The charges against Corey Gautreaux include simple kidnapping, simple battery and unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling.

Prosecutors say a Marksville man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a drug-addicted man whose body was found burning off an Avoyelles Parish road in January.

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — The Avoyelles Parish School Board is asking a federal judge to reconsider his opposition to spending $1 million for a construction project at Louisiana School of Agricultural Sciences high school.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter announced that he is hosting town hall meetings in Natchitoches, Avoyelles and Jefferson Davis Parishes on Wednesday, February 23 to hear from constituents.

MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) — Avoyelles Parish School Board member Lizzie Ned has lost her battle in court when a judge ruled that she does not fulfill residency requirements and declared her seat vacant for the board term that begins Jan. 1.