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 Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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Taylor death probe involving local authorities will ultimately reach federal court

By JIM BUTLER Fault for the death of Rose Marie Taylor following her arrest last year will be decided in federal court. Charges, denials and countercharges will make their way through the system be…

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Roy O. Martin III Honored with LSUA Distinguished Service Award at Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Roy O. Martin III Honored with LSUA Distinguished Service Award at Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremony

Roy O. Martin III, Chairman, CEO, and CFO of RoyOMartin, a 100-year-old land and timber management and wood-product manufacturing company based in Alexandria, was recognized for his outstanding con…

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Bolton alumni get insight on advisory council considering the conversion of iconic Alexandria high school rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Bolton alumni get insight on advisory council considering the conversion of iconic Alexandria high...

By JIM BUTLER Members of an advisory council studying the proposed conversion of Bolton High into a Pre K-12 magnet school for academics and the performing arts are visiting magnet schools across t…

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Teddy Allen: Bowled over by cereal rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Teddy Allen: Bowled over by cereal

By Teddy Allen Bowled over by cereal One man’s Sugar Pops are another woman’s Apple Jacks are another man’s Crispy Critters.In the Cereal Game, we know that going in. No one is going to agree, stra…

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Helping Parents Navigate Life’s Challenges rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Helping Parents Navigate Life’s Challenges

Child abuse and neglect are preventable, and all communities benefit when children and families are well supported. Extreme stress and uncertainty for families may increase the risk of child abuse …

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Architect Hopes to Get Old Pineville City Hall on National Register rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Architect Hopes to Get Old Pineville City Hall on National Register

  By Jim Smilie   In 1931, architect Errol Barron’s father designed the building at the corner of Main and Shamrock streets in Pineville to serve as the City Hall. Today, Barron is working to…

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Postseason possibilities creating stress, not excitement for LSU, others rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Postseason possibilities creating stress, not excitement for LSU, others

It’s an agonizing point in the season for area college baseball and softball fans. When we should be excited about our teams, too many of us are worried. With postseason play either looming (for ba…

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Cody Ford’s Youth Football Camp & Fun Day rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Cody Ford’s Youth Football Camp & Fun Day

Cody Ford’s Youth Football Camp & Fun Day will be held on Friday, June 23 at Pineville High School located at 1511 Line St. in Pineville. The camp is for kids age 7-17 and will be from 6-9pm. F…

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Rapides Parish School Board, The Rapides Foundation work to improve learning rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Rapides Parish School Board, The Rapides Foundation work to improve learning

The Rapides Parish School Board is excited about the great work that The Rapides Foundation is doing to help improve the quality of learning for math and science within Rapides Parish.   Through th…

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Community works together to keep Rapides Parish clean rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Community works together to keep Rapides Parish clean

Rapides Parish Police Jury would like to thank the Buckeye High School YVC Club for their service in keeping Rapides Parish clean.   Pictured: Vincent Guillory, Community Volunteer; Craig Smith, Ra…

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Rapides Regional, Acadian Ambulance host ‘Stop the Bleed’ rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Rapides Regional, Acadian Ambulance host ‘Stop the Bleed’

Life-threatening emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. And knowing how to help in those situations can save a life. That’s why Rapides Regional Medical Center, in partnership with Acadian Ambul…

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Notice of Death – May 16, 2023 rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Notice of Death – May 16, 2023

Dennis Joseph DauzatApril 3, 1926 – May 14, 2023Visitation: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4pm at Hixson Brothers, Marksville.Service: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11am at Hixcon Brothers, Marksville…

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A Frank Discussion: City informs citizens of recent shootings rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

A Frank Discussion: City informs citizens of recent shootings

Over the weekend, and this year generally, youth violence has continued to claim the lives of violent- crime victims. We know youthful offenders committing offenses share some common traits. We are…

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Suspect dies from self inflicted wound rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Suspect dies from self inflicted wound

Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Dispatch-Tioga Substation received a call on May 13 at 10:40 am in reference to a male subject walking on Dupree Street off of Shreveport Highway in Tioga, acting ver…

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A Message from Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

A Message from Alexandria Police Chief Chad Gremillion

As summer approaches, the incidence of personal and property crimes tend to increase. This is particularly true for CAR BREAK-INS. We are asking each citizen to PLEASE be responsible and remove GUN…

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Alexandria Street Crimes Arrest rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Alexandria Street Crimes Arrest

The Alexandria Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit made several arrests on May 11 that included the arrest of 28-year-old Dontay Ross of Alexandria LA. Ross was charged with Resisting an Officer…

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Weapons Violations Arrest rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Weapons Violations Arrest

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Alexandria Police Department assisted the Houston Police Department on March 24 with serving an arrest warrant for homic…

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Shooting at Bayview Yacht Club rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Shooting at Bayview Yacht Club

All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The Alexandria Police Department was dispatched to 1303 Windsor Street, Bayview Yacht Club on May 13 around 2:10 am in refer…

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Luneau campaign coffers hold plenty if needed for District 29 race rapidesparishjournal.com/202…

Luneau campaign coffers hold plenty if needed for District 29 race

By JIM BUTLER Jay Luneau, unique among Louisiana’s state senators, reported $229,000 in his campaign fund at the end of 2022. Luneau’s District 29 originates with a piece of western Avoyelles Paris…

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