WELCOME TO AVOYELLES PARISH 8592 Highway 1 · Suite 1 · Mansura, LA · 71350 Phone: (318) 964-2249 · Fax: (318) 964-2259 Contact Us Map Us Avoyelles Parish, at the crossroads of Central Louisiana, takes its name from the Avoyelles Indians who inhabited the area. The parish is in the center of the state and has a population of approximately 40,000. The parish has been traditionally known as a "Sportsman's Paradise" with abundant wildlife and fisheries. Avoyelles has a diverse economy that involves agriculture, manufacturing, forestry and tourism. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • Calendar • 4-H • About the Parish • Advisory Leadership Councils • Contact Us • Family & Consumer Sciences • Horticulture • Parish Profile • News PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Publications Catalog • Bugs, Bugs, Bugs • Clover Parle • Clover Connections • Healthy Kids • Horticulture Hints • Living Well • Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide   LATEST Calling All 4-H'ers!!! 2012 Challenge Camp Milking in Avoyelles 2012 New Demonstration and Speech Day 2012 Livestock show 2011 Avoyelles 4-H Body Walk 2011 Avoyelles Junior Leader and Cattlemen's Association Blood Drive 2011 Avoyelles 4-H Veterans Program 2011 Avoyelles Parish Food Fair Avoyelles 4-H Foundation Meeting Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods • Louisiana Vegetable Planting Guide