Bunkie News

Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson swore in yesterday and got to work today with a raid on two Avoyelles parish jails.

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following people Tuesday : Darrin Wayne Allison, 32, 106 Collins St., Carencro, charged with driving under suspension and arrested ...

St. Landry Parish - The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported booking the following person Monday: Samuel Brown Jr., 19, 190 Briley Ave., Opelousas, charged with first-offense DWI under 21 years old and ...

Lauren Elizabeth Boatner and Dustin Charles Trahan of Lafayette exchanged wedding vows during a 6:00 pm nuptial mass June 21 at First Baptist Memorial Chapel.

An Evangeline Parish jury took only one hour of deliberation to find Harry Lee Jack guilty of forcible rape in connection with an Aug.

Air Force Airman Ryan J. Rogers has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, and has also earned credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the ...

Family and law enforcement are looking for 18-year-old Christopher Nuss. He's from the Moreauville area, which is near Bunkie.

A total of 763 graduates of Northwestern State University picked up their degrees Friday at Spring Commencement Exercises in Prather Coliseum. via WBRZ

“If you want to know what happened to my son ask the Police Chief of Melville, he's had it out for him for a long time.”

There is new information tonight about a fatal stand-off that occurred in Bunkie. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

“A lot of talking a lot of bad vibes, a lot of activity. He was saying he was going to get some money so he could get a lawyer or something”

The suspect in a multi-parish hostage situation killed himself Thursday morning after a domestic disturbance turned violent. via KATC-TV Lafayette

Swat teams dressed in commando gear are all over this neighborhood in Bunkie. As News Channel 5 arrives, witnesses are saying they heard a gunshot. via KALB-TV Alexandria

“Melville PD requested our assistance. They had a subject in a house who was threatening a woman, her children and issuing threats against the chief”

A kidnapping incident that started in Melville Thursday morning ended with a suicide in Bunkie this afternoon. via Daily World

The Advocate , The Advertiser , The Courier , Jennings Daily News, St. Tammany News , the Tri-Parish Times & BusinessNews , the Rayne Acadian-Tribune and Amite Tangi-Digest earned Newspaper of the Year honors ... via NOLA.com

“No justice, no peace, no Bunkie police". These are the words that echoed from Northwest Main Street in front of the Bunkie Police Department Thursday. A group that goes by the name of "Coalition of Organizations for Justice”

"No justice, no peace, no Bunkie police". These are the words that echoed from Northwest Main Street in front of the Bunkie Police Department Thursday. via KALB-TV Alexandria

Rollin' with Dre: The Unauthorized Account: An Insider's Tale of the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of West Coast Hip Hop : By Bruce Williams with Donnell Alexander. via Miami New Times

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced eleven new appointments and one reappointment to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Advisory Board. via KALB-TV Alexandria

All teams representing District 1-3A will have to travel for the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs. via News-Star

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced appointments to the Parish Boards of Election Supervisors, which supervises the preparation and the conduct of elections within their respective parishes. via KALB-TV Alexandria

Avoyelles Parish will no longer have middle schools. Marksville Middle, Mansura Middle and Bunkie Middle will close their doors for good at the end of this school year. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

A 23-year-old Bunkie man has been booked with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Plaquemine woman who authorities say was abducted Saturday from the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville. via KATC-TV Lafayette