🌱 See how one Marksville woman’s cats live in holiday style

Good morning Marksville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how one Marksville woman’s cats live in holiday style
• Which Marksville memories from decades past still shape the town today?

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Marksville? Post it to Marksville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 42 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 🎄 Marksville's Cat House Dazzles for Christmas! 🐱✨ (avoyellestoday.com) — A Marksville resident has turned a former “square-bo” into a fully outfitted cat house that’s now glowing with Christmas lights, decorations, and even a rooftop Santa. Christine Robichaux’s five rescue cats enjoy beds, windows, a porch, and year-round holiday themes, from Mardi Gras to Halloween, all lovingly maintained right here in town.
   

• Avoyelles Pages Past: A Look Back Through the Decades 📅 (avoyellestoday.com) — Marksville’s past comes alive in this look back at decades of local moments, from a 1940s radio shop on the town’s outskirts to garden club meetings, town council races, and Christmas decorations downtown. The archival snapshots highlight how Marksville residents have shaped civic life, schools, holidays, and even regional politics across generations.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Holiday Concert - Band and Choir
  West Feliciana Middle School Saint Francisville, LA 70775
  5:00 pm
• Grant Cougars vs Castor High School
  Grant High School , 17779 US-167 , Dry Prong
  5:00 pm
• Madison Boys Varsity Basketball @ Block
  Block High School , 300 Division St , Jonesville
  5:00 pm
• Evans Boys Varsity Basketball @ Oberlin
  Oberlin High School , 118 W 6th Ave , Oberlin
  6:00 pm
• WFHS Boys Soccer Game vs Prairieville
  WFHS Stadium
  6:00 pm
• Hicks Girls Varsity Basketball @ Glenmora
  Glenmora High School , 1414 7th Ave , Glenmora
  6:00 pm
• CENLA Gift of Gab Toastmasters
  Rapides Parish Library Westside Regional Library , 5416 Provine Pl , Alexandria
  6:10 pm

Wednesday December 17

• WFHS Powerlifting at DSHS (Girls)
  Denham Springs High School , 1000 N Range Ave , Denham Springs
• Early Head Start Grandparent's Activity day!
  West Feliciana Parish Saint Francisville, LA 70775
  8:00 am
• Jackson Tourist Enhance Committee (JTEC) Monthly Meeting
  Milbank Historic House Bed & Breakfast , 3045 Bank St , Jackson
  1:00 pm
• St. Mary's Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Booker T. Washington
  Booker T Washington High School , 1201 S Roman St , New Orleans
  5:30 pm
• Eunice Rotary Club
  123 S 2nd St , Eunice
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Virtual Partner Advantage posted a job opening for Client Accounts Payable Accountant in Marksville. Apply here.
• Louisiana Staffing posted a job opening for Correction Officer in Marksville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marksville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pineville

• Rapides Parish Early Childhood Network recognizes growth, improved performance (rapidesparishjournal.com)
• IHOP, Logan's among restaurants that closed in 2025 in Rapides Parish (thetowntalk.com)
• Remembering Jody Ray Berry (rapidesparishjournal.com)

Alexandria

• LSU Alexandria men's basketball falls to Texas A&M-Texarkana in overtime battle (cenlanow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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