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My New Orleans
April 2, 2018
John Laborde runs a small catering business in Marksville, but for the last 31 years, the high point of his life is in New Orleans. ... Back in Marksville, Laborde didn't start out stuffing his bread with crawfish. ... But the homemade yeast bread that wraps around that cheesy Louisiana crawfish mixture is part of the draw for me.
KTAL
April 1, 2018
MARKSVILLE, LA - A federal civil suit filed by the family of Jeremy Mardis, who was killed during a shooting in Marksville in November 2015, has been settled. Terms of the settlement are sealed under federal order and this week's hearings to hash out the deal were closed to the public. Mardis was strappedÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 31, 2018
This is a shortened version of video from a body camera worn by a Marksville Police Department officer on the night of Nov. ... A settlement agreement has been reached in a family's lawsuit over the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old autistic Mississippi boy during a traffic stop by law enforcement in Louisiana.
WCYB
March 30, 2018
The boy's father and two other relatives sued the town of Marksville and its city court, Avoyelles Parish, Marksville City Marshal Floyd Voinche Sr., and the officers involved in the shooting. Drell's order doesn't specify whether all of the parties are involved in the settlement agreement. Court filings show Stafford andÃâà...
Avoyelles Today
March 8, 2018
Marksville dropped two spots in the ranking, but is still considered to be among the best places in Louisiana to retire. In its annual ranking of retirement-friendly locations in the country, SmartAsset -- a New York financial technology company -- rated Marksville sixth. The Wheel City was No. 4 in the 2017Ãâà...
The Advocate
March 8, 2018
East Feliciana constables and justices of the peace attended Louisiana Department of Justice Training Classes and Meetings on Feb. 19-23, 2018, in Marksville. Attendees included from left, front row, Marcy T. Robinson, constable for 19-4; Tanya S. Adams, justice of the peace for 19-2; Willie J. YarboughÃâà...
KSLA-TV
March 8, 2018
Derrick Stafford (Source: Louisiana State Police). LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and sentence of former Marksville officer Derrick Stafford. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. Stafford was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in theÃâà...
Avoyelles Today
March 8, 2018
Marksville dropped two spots in the ranking, but is still considered to be among the best places in Louisiana to retire. In its annual ranking of retirement-friendly locations in the country, SmartAsset -- a New York financial technology company -- rated Marksville sixth. The Wheel City was No. 4 in the 2017Ãâà...
The Advocate
March 7, 2018
Prosecutors John Sinquefield, right, and Matthew Derbes, left, speak after the sentencing hearing Friday March 31, 2017, in Marksville, La., for former Marksville deputy marshal Derrick Stafford, who was convicted of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter in a trial last week. Stafford was sentenced toÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 7, 2018
In this photo taken May 17, 2015, a Louisiana black bear is seen in a water oak tree in Marksville, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ... The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is still looking for clues into the illegal killing of two Louisiana black bears last month. The subspecies of black bear wasÃâà...
Delta Farm Press
February 28, 2018
Gentry, during a presentation to the recent Louisiana Agricultural Technology and Management Conference in Marksville, La., showed a map depicting where habitat is favorable for wild hogs to thrive, including potential expansion up the west and east coasts. But their primary haunt remains the DeepÃâà...
KPLC-TV
February 24, 2018
"The guys at Broken Wheel, I think they are from Marksville, Louisiana," said Yoes. "There beer is the best every year." And for those who don't have a favorite just yet, they left with plenty of options to choose from. Villaume says he plans to bring the festival back next year. He also says he's working on aÃâà...
Avoyelles Today
February 22, 2018
With no looming crisis or disaster facing the city at this time, the Marksville City Council focused on relatively minor annoyances at its Feb. 14 meeting. ... Lonnie Bridges of Cottonport, a member of the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling board of directors, requested the action. “We only hadÃâà...
WWL
February 19, 2018
We're getting closer and closer even though it's just through Facebook," said Jeri Gill. Jeri Gill of Springfield, Louisiana read a post from another Ochsner patient, Angela Robertson, of Marksville, Louisiana. She's been in dialysis for seven years because of a genetic condition that has taken the lives of manyÃâà...
WAFB.com
December 31, 1999
The civil case in the death of Jeremy Mardis in 2015 started in Marksville on Wednesday and could last until Friday. The lawsuit lists former deputy marshals Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr. as two of the defendants. Chris Few, the father of Jeremy Mardis, was also wounded in the shooting thatÃâà...
Avoyelles Today
December 31, 1999
Even though household garbage is picked up once a week -- twice a week in Marksville and Bunkie -- and the Police Jury Maintenance Department picks up ... He said the first thing the Police Jury does is contact law enforcement, either the Avoyelles Sheriff's Office or the Louisiana Department of WildlifeÃâà...
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