Effective immediately, the Village of Moreauville’s entire water system is under a boil advisory. The Village will notify residents as soon as the advisory is lifted. The Village appreciates the public’s patience in this matter.
It’s barely spring, and it already feels like summer showed up early. Around here, people aren’t just noticing—it’s becoming the main topic of conversation.
Even the jokes are writing themselves. Crawfish might as well be saying they’re “boiling before the pot now.”
All humor aside, the early heat has folks doing double takes at the calendar and wondering what the rest of the season has in store.
The following arrests were made by local law enforcement officers from Mar. 16 through Mar. 22.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Avoyelles Parish is looking at a mix of clouds and sunshine in the coming week. Temps will stay in the 80s for the most of the period, with one dip into the 70s over the weekend. The end of the forecast period will see showers and thunderstorms over the parish.
The morning will feature some clouds before giving way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. The high will be 85°F and the overnight low will be 59°F. Night skies will be clear to partly cloudy.
Thursday will be a repeat of Wednesday, with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. The high will be 84°F. Nighttime temperatures will be 59°F. The night will feature clear skies, with winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Lots and lots of sunshine is the name of the game for Friday, bringing a high of 86°F. Overnight skies will be mainly clear with a low of 54°F and winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
Clouds will come back on Saturday, but the temps won’t reflect that, with a high of 72°F. Saturday night skies will be clear with a low of 49°F overnight.
Temps will bump up again to a high of 81°F. Sunday skies will be sunny skies. The night will see a view clouds with a low around 57°F with light and variable winds.
Skies will be partly cloudy early in the day, with clouds increasing and a chance of showers later in the day. The high will be 80°F and lows around 59°F. The chance of rain will be 40%. Nighttime weather will feature clouds from time to time, with winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
Another day that starts with partly cloudy skies that lead to showers later in the day, though Tuesday afternoon will see thunderstorms and not just showers. The chance of rain is 40%. Tuesday’s high will be 81°F. Overnight skies will see a few clouds. Overnight lows will reach 62°F. Night skies will be partly cloudy skies early followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers later at night – chance of rain 30%.
Avoyelles Parish starts this forecast window with temperatures in the 80s, which will be the standard through most of the window, with a one-day dip in the 70s over the weekend. The whole period will see intervals of sunshine and clouds, with clouds increasing over the period, leading to showers and storms as the period progresses. The period ends with thunderstorms.
Clouds, sun, and rain will be the pattern for this forecast window. No severe storms are predicted, but precipitation is.
The Avoyelles Parish Police Jury has shared two public hearing notices regarding adopting a solar farm ordinance and abandoning Smith Road, PJ District 1, approximately 510 feet from 202 Smith Road to the end.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at its regular meeting place, the Police Jury Meeting Room, located at 312 North Main Street, Marksville, Louisiana, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 4:40 p.m.
The Bunkie Police Department took to social media to express its appreciation to Acadian Ambulance Service for their generous donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the department.
This life-saving equipment will be placed into service to help officers better respond to medical emergencies within the community. AEDs play a critical role during cardiac emergencies, allowing first responders to provide immediate care when every second counts.
BPD is grateful for Acadian Ambulance Service’s continued commitment to public safety and their ongoing partnership with Bunkie PD. Donations such as this directly enhance BPD’s ability to protect and serve the citizens of Bunkie and improve emergency response capabilities throughout the city.
