BUNKIE, La. (WVUE) - The town of Bunkie has a one-of-a-kind name. There is no other Bunkie anywhere in the United States, and Dave McNamara takes us to that town in the Heart of Louisiana to get the ...

BUNKIE, La. (WAFB) - The town of Bunkie, Louisiana, has a one-of-a kind name. There is no other “Bunkie” anywhere in the United States. And there is an interesting story behind how Bunkie got its name ...

When Phyllis Hall, of Catahoula, asked Curious Louisiana if it's true that Duke Ellington and his orchestra once played in a swanky nightclub in Bunkie called the Blue Moon, I immediately remembered ...

Bunkie, the city said to be named after a toy monkey, is now a tourist destination. Yes, the same Bunkie that bordered either side of U.S. 71 with shuttered buildings not so long ago — the same place ...

Brees Vasquez, a 14-year-old from Bunkie, Louisiana, was named the 2024-2025 8th Grade Louisiana State Catholic School Student of the Year. Vasquez, an incoming freshman at Avoyelles Public Charter ...

Two Avoyelles Parish residents died Tuesday in a crash outside of Bunkie, according to Louisiana State Police. Troopers were called to the crash site about 12:50 p.m. on Clyde Smith Road in Avoyelles ...

Bunkie Elementary School is a public school located in Bunkie, LA, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Bunkie Elementary School is 361 and the school serves PK-6. At Bunkie ...

Bunkie Magnet High School is a public school located in Bunkie, LA, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Bunkie Magnet High School is 699 and the school serves 7-12. At ...

This Louisiana state park seems like a bit of an Oasis. Lake Bruin is a picturesque body of water, surrounded by Cypress trees. It was a night of frogging in a crawfish pond near the city of Rayne ...