Bunkie, LA

By Donna Culotta90 Years AgoFrom our August 29, 1936 editionsHurley Campbell of Bunkie earned $116.30 from a half acre of tomatoes.The state’s cotton crop for 1936 was estimated to be 678,000 bales.The winners of the baby contest sponsored by Yvonne Coco

The Heart of Bunkie Chess Team recently brought home a second-place finish from the 2026 Fall Crush Tournament, a double-elimination chess competition held at LSUA.Landon Curry was recognized for a strong performance and advanced as the final remaining player representing the Heart of Bunkie Chess Team in

The Bunkie Middle School gymnasium will soon be available for comfortable year-round use following the appropriation of $100,000 in state funding for a new, highly efficient heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system.The funding was included in Louisiana House Bill 1, enacted during the 2026 Regular Session. The

Scroll down for full schedule!Football season is drawing closer across Avoyelles Parish as Avoyelles High, Bunkie and Marksville prepare for preseason scrimmages, the annual parish jamboree and the opening of the 2026 regular season.The three parish teams will each take part in a preseason scrimmage before meeting Friday,

Wes Watts, left, Dream Teachers Board vice chair and former Louisiana State Superintendent of the Year, presents an award to Bunkie Magnet High School Principal Chuck Normand during the annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Gala in New Orleans. Normand was recognized as one of three finalists for Louisiana High

Property TransfersJuly 27, 2026Trent J. Butler and Caroline Lambing Butler to Denise Vercher Riche, Bunkie, $95,000Gayle Sarver Jackson and Anjelica Sarver Taylor McClure to Deep South Property Solutions LLC, Bunkie, $42,000Walker Properties And Designs LLC to Dawson Williams, 1.02 acres, $187,000July