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Road or Lane Status **ROAD CLOSURE** LA 107; L’Eglise Street; Mansura; Avoyelles Parish LA 107; Mansura Avoyelles Parish Control Section 052-06; Milepost 32.10 DOT # 335-052 U Kansas City Southern Railroad The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises the public that LA 107, (L’ Eglise Street) Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, will be closed at the […]

Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody On November 22, 2022, at approximately 1435 hours, the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) received a report of suspects attempting to steal parts from a vehicle at 2872 Highway 29 South, Bunkie, LA.  The vehicle owner followed the suspects as they fled the scene in a vehicle.  One suspect was

AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE BOOKING REPORT 11/14/2022 – 11/20/2022 NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S) ALEXANDER, JALIN, 19, 6924 Clara St., Mansura, 11/17/2022, POSSESSION OF STOLEN THINGS and THEFT. ANDERSON, JENIKA, 31, 411 Keller St., Bunkie, 11/17/2022, POSSESSION OF STOLEN THINGS, BURGLARY – SIMPLE, and THEFT. BAILEY, STACEY ANN, 35, 3017 VILLEMARETTE ST., HESSMER,

Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody On the morning of Thursday, November 17, 2022, Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office Detectives went to 1289 M. Cole Road, Effie, LA in the Vick Community to Arrest 30-year-old Joshua Douglas Franks for felony crimes committed the evening before.  APSO Detectives also intended to execute a search warrant at that residence. 

Traffic Stop by K-9 Unit Leads to an Arrest On November 2, 2022, at approximately 4:04 pm, an APSO K-9 Unit Patrol Deputy made a traffic stop on South Main Street in Marksville, LA while on patrol.  Shortly thereafter, APSO K-9 Deputy “MAX” was called to duty.  MAX sniffed the vehicle and aggressively alerted resulting

MEDIA INFORMATION REPORT AVOYELLES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dates: 11/07/2022 – 11/13/2022 INMATE NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, CITY, DATE BOOKED, OFFENSE(S) ARNOUVILLE, JENNIFER M., 34, 312 S. KNOLL ST., BUNKIE, 11/08/2022, RESISTING ARREST OR OFFICER, CONTEMPT – FAIL TO APPEAR, CONTEMPT – FAIL TO APPEAR CLAVERIE, MARK, 52, 330 LITTLE RIVER RD., MARKSVILLE, 11/10/2022, CONTEMPT-FAIL TO COMPLY

Halloween – Sex Offender Checks    On October 31, 2022, a cooperative effort by the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) and the Louisiana Probation & Parole Agents made Avoyelles Parish a little safer this past Halloween.  Both agencies made unannounced visits to sex offenders under supervision by both agencies.  We both worked to contact numerous

Halloween Candy Warning Halloween is almost here and Sheriff David L. Dauzat is urging parents to pay close attention to their child’s candy, especially during Halloween.  The brightly colored pills containing fentanyl may look like sweet tarts, skittles, bubble gum, or other candy, but it can be deadly. The Drug Enforcement Administration has become aware

10/23/2022 – Wanted Fugitive Captured The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) and the United States Marshall Fugitive Task Force were actively assisting The Mansura Police Department in finding and apprehending 18-year-old Chadrick L. James of Marksville, LA.  On August 26, 2022, James committed the offenses of Attempted Second Degree Murder and Illegal Carrying and Discharge

On October 10, 2022, at approximately 12:17 am, the Avoyelles 911 Communication Center received a 911 call reporting a suspicious person at 204 Business Loop Road, Marksville, LA in the Fifth Ward Community.  Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) Deputies responded to the scene.  Further investigation by APSO revealed that there was a domestic disturbance at