A familiar Delhi company has gotten ownership this month.
Norsk Hydro’s acquisition of Orkla’s 50 percent ownership in Sapa was completed Oct. 2, giving Hydro full ownership in the global leader in extruded aluminium solutions and making Hydro a leading force in the global aluminium industry.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS RETURNING TO MARKSVILLE MOUNDS
The last time a group of archaeologists visited the Marksville Mounds at the State Historic Site park was during the Louisiana Archaeological Society convention in February (see above). The LAS has organized a return trip for Oct. 22, calling all society members and interested individuals to come out to clean-up the closed state park and museum grounds.
{Editor’s Note: October is Louisiana Archaeology Month. This is the third in a series of archaeology-related articles to help celebrate Avoyelles’ history -- and pre-history -- and those men and women who are dedicated to researching and preserving those links to our past.}
When most residents of Louisiana hear the word “Marksville,” they think of the small city in Avoyelles Parish.
PARAGON'S '3 R's': REMODEL, REVAMP, REFRESH
Paragon Casino Resort now sports big-screen TVs, new carpeting and several other changes aimed at enhancing guests’ gaming experience while they are visiting the Marksville casino and other sites in Avoyelles Parish.
As part of an overall effort to improve its appeal to potential guests, Paragon Casino Resort and its consultant partner Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment recently rolled out several updates to the Paragon’s facilities and advertising efforts.
Paragon officials are calling this a “refresh,” and they are pleased with the results so far.
VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL
This memorial to honor the Avoyelles Parish servicemen who died in Vietnam will be erected at the intersection of La. Hwy 1 and Cocoville Road. The aluminum frame will be wrapped in aluminum sheets and painted. The “granite” in the monument is a digital print. The flag will be 1-inch thick with digital-printed graphics. The sign will be illuminated at night. It includes the branch of service, rank, name and date of death of the 15 men from this parish who died in Vietnam between July 11, 1965 and April 9, 1971. {Provided by GibKo Nursery and Signs. Designed by David Holsomback}
The first Avoyelles Parish Veterans Vietnam War Memorial sign will be finished and erected on La. Hwy 1 in time to be dedicated on Veterans Day. The Marksville chapter of VFW 3139, American Legion Post 130 and Cenla Honor Guard spearheaded the effort to create a memorial monument and to have that section of La. Hwy 1 (Tunica Drive) through Marksville dedicated to honor the 15 Avoyelles Parish servicemen who died in Vietnam.
GibKo Nursery and Signs of Bunkie was selected to design and create the memorial. The company has also donated to the project.
A drop in enrollment numbers will take an $800,000 bite out of the Avoyelles Parish School District budget this year, the School Board learned at its monthly meeting Oct. 3.
“Enrollment is a little better today than at the start of the school year, but still not great,” Dauzat said. “As a district, we are 132 students behind what the Feb. 1 count showed and what we had budgeted.”
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