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WANTED: Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Department searches for Adron Perry Chandler
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (WNTZ) – Sheriff’s Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a suspect for domestic battery and sex offender failure to renew registration second offense. Adron Perry Chandler is a 46-year-old white male with brown hair. He is 5’8” tall and 155 pounds....
Franklin Parish duo accused of setting house on fire to collect insurance money; arrested
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. FRANKLIN PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On December 9, 2023, around 5:15 AM, officials of the Bunkie Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on Highway 29 in Avoyelles Parish due to a house fire. Upon arrival, officials saw a house fully engulfed in flames. According to authorities, […]
Avoyelles Charter stops by Sportsnite to talk about winning back-to-back State titles.
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - The Avoyelles Charter baseball team stopped by to talk about winning back-to-back Division V Select State Championships. Avoyelles Charter took down Family Community, 4-1 on Friday to secure this groups’ second state title. Senior pitcher, Conner Mayeux was named Most Outstanding Player.
Avoyelles Charter wins 2nd-straight state title
AVOYLLES PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Avoyelles Charter Vikings took down Family Community in the Division V Select State Championship, making it back-to-back state titles for the program. The Vikings won 4 to 1 thanks to an outstanding championship performance from senior and most outstanding player Connor Mayeux, his second...
Former waste tire facility added to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality list of restoration sites
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is working to address the environmental concerns posed by the Cottonport Monofill site in Avoyelles Parish. LDEQ said the former waste tire facility, abandoned in 2015, poses risks due to thousands of stacked waste tires and tire chips...
Buck moth caterpillars are worse than usual in Louisiana. When will stinging bugs go away?
Buck moth caterpillars have made their annual spring invasion in Louisiana. Across New Orleans, residents have reported the familiar, spiny creature crowding sidewalks, falling from tree branches and getting squished on the bottom of shoes. And no, you aren't making it up— there are way more caterpillars out this spring...
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