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  1. Vikings break free in upsetRead the original story

    Yesterday | Natchez Democrat

    Facing the district favorite after two straight losses wasn't an easy task for Vidalia, but behind the rampant rushing attack of Kevin Johnson the Vikings defeated the Bunkie Panthers 26-12 at home Friday ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Kevin Johnson, NCAA Basketball Players

  2. Vikings have hope in districtRead the original story

    Friday | Natchez Democrat

    The Vidalia Vikings are not having the season they were hoping for so far, but have another shot to turn things around as they open up District 3-3A play against Bunkie tonight.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. Casting Call

    Monday Oct 6 | KATC-TV Lafayette

    A featured film will begin shooting this month in New Orleans, Bunkie, Pineville, and Lecompte as well as other areas of Louisiana. 1 comment

    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro, Pineville, LA, Lecompte, LA

  4. Transforming young lives: Methodist home offers safe haven

    Friday Sep 19 | The Daily Advertiser

    ... on early intervention.' In Louisiana, the Methodist Home for Children in Ruston, which was established in 1902 in Bunkie and moved in 1906 to Ruston, houses 106 children, while the one in Mandeville, relocated after Hurricane Katrina from New ...

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    Related Topix: Methodist, Religion, Louisiana, Mandeville, LA, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro

  5. How did you fare?Read the original story

    Saturday Sep 13 | Times-Picayune

    ... and we left for there Sunday morning, taking Airline Highway, 190 through the False River area, and 71 north through Bunkie, not getting on I-49 until Alexandria, where traffic bunched up for the first time. -- Lori Keep searching for hotels online. ...

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Blog News

  6. Police Beat

    Friday Sep 12 | Daily World Opelousas News

    ... court to answer charges of disturbing the peace and simple battery. Gerald Wayne Chenevert, 262 Slaughter House Road, Bunkie, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear in court to answer charges of issuing worthless checks and remaining ...

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    Related Topix: Carencro, LA, Scott, LA, Breaux Bridge, LA, Mansfield, LA, Arnaudville, LA

  7. Exton woman's family endure stormsRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2008 | All Around Philly

    ... of the injured at St. Tammany Hospital. Her sister, Jane Wilkinson, lived in Lake Charles, La. and was evacuated to Bunkie, La., where her parents, Gene and Bettye Britton, live. The last time Britton was able to contact her family before the cell ...

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    Related Topix: Mandeville, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Alexandria, LA

  8. Exton woman's family endure stormsRead the original story

    Sep 7, 2008 | AllAroundPhilly.com

    ... of the injured at St. Tammany Hospital. Her sister, Jane Wilkinson, lived in Lake Charles, La. and was evacuated to Bunkie, La., where her parents, Gene and Bettye Britton, live. The last time Britton was able to contact her family before the cell ...

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    Related Topix: Mandeville, LA, Lake Charles, LA, Weather, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Alexandria, LA

  9. Firefighters battle blaze in downtown BunkieRead the original story

    Sep 5, 2008 | KATC-TV Lafayette

    Investigator are looking into the cause of a fire in downtown Bunkie. Police say the fire appears to have started Thursday night in McNabb's Piano Shop.

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  10. Read the story

    Sep 5, 2008 | The Item

    Investigator are looking into the cause of a fire in downtown Bunkie. Police say the fire appears to have started Thursday night in McNabb's Piano Shop. 1 comment

  11. Gutav leaves a difficult trail in its wake with others hot on its heelsRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2008 | NowPublic

    ... city told of the hostility they encountered upstate and of being turned away from shelters in towns like Alexandria, Bunkie and Livonia. "We slept in the parking lot during the hurricane," she said of a church in Alexandria. Her husband, Ronald, ...

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    Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Gustav, Natural Disasters

  12. Residents of New Orleans can't get home againRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2008 | International Herald Tribune

    ... companions told of encountering hostility upstate and of being turned away from shelters in towns like Alexandria, Bunkie and Livonia. "We slept in the parking lot during the hurricane," Demourelle said, speaking of a church in Alexandria. "We told ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, New Orleans, LA

  13. Gustav evacuees want to go homeRead the original story

    Sep 3, 2008 | LA Daily News

    ... companions told of hostility encountered upstate, and of being turned away from shelters in towns such as Alexandria, Bunkie and Livonia. "We slept in the parking lot during the hurricane," Demourelle said, speaking of a church in Alexandria. "We ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Hurricane Hanna, New Orleans, LA, People

  14. DSS Announces Updated Shelter Information

    Sep 2, 2008 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... St., Vidalia. Tourist Welcome Center, 836 I-20 West, Tallulah. Sammy's Truck Stop, I-49, Exit 53, 3601 La. 115 West, Bunkie. Med Express Office, 7525 U.S. 71, Alexandria. LSU-Shreveport, P.E. Gym, One University Place, Shreveport. Pickering High ...

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    Related Topix: Vidalia, LA, Tallulah, LA, Leesville, LA

  15. Hurricane Gustav Relief Focuses on Kids

    Sep 2, 2008 | Oneworld

    ... Children emergency experts, working in five teams, have been supplying evacuation centers in Alexandria, Pineville, Bunkie and Shreveport with items to make infants' and children's stays more comfortable, including diapers, baby wipes, cribs and ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Shreveport, LA, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Louisiana State University

  16. Find Out Which Shelters Are OpenRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2008 | KATC-TV Lafayette

    ... Tourist Welcome Center, U.S. 65 & 84, 1401 Carter St., Vidalia. Sammy's Truck Stop, I-49, Exit 53, 3601 La. 115 West, Bunkie. Med Express Office, 7525 U.S. 71, Alexandria. Mowad Civic Center, Fifth Avenue and 10th Street, one block off U.S. 165, ...

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    Related Topix: Vidalia, LA, Alexandria, LA, Alexandria Metro, Oakdale, LA

  17. Parish officials plan for threat of stormRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2008 | Daily World

    ... north of Interstate 49. An evacuee information station has been established at Sammy's Truck Stop at exit 53 near Bunkie. "They will be directed where to go from there," Credeur said. "For our locals, sheltering is being left up to each local ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Hurricane Hanna

  18. Sandbags readyRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2008 | Daily World

    ... check-in point. The nearest shelter information location is at Sammy's Truck Stop, I-49, Exit 53, 3601 La. 115 West, Bunkie. North of Alexandria the 211 system can provide shelter locations. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency ...

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    Related Topix: Opelousas, LA, Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather

  19. Voluntary evacuation ordered

    Aug 31, 2008 | Daily World Opelousas News

    ... move north." An evacuee information station has been established at Sammy's Truck Stop at Interstate 49 exit 53 near Bunkie. Evacuees are urged to stop there, where they will be given information on available shelters. Parish Emergency Preparedness ...

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  20. Storm Update Evacuees can find shelter info along routeRead the original story

    Aug 31, 2008 | Theadvertiser.com The Advertiser Lafayette news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Lafayette, Louisiana

    ... I-20 and U.S. I-65, Tallulah * Paragon Casino Resort, Marksville * Sammy's Truck Stop: Exit 53 - I-49/3601 LA 115 W, Bunkie * Med Express Office: 7525 U.S. 71, Alexandria * P.E. Gym at LSU-Shreveport: One University Place, Shreveport * Pickering ...

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    Related Topix: Vidalia, LA, Marksville, LA, LSU Shreveport