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- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Avoyelles Parish". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Donald Hines' Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "School Student Handbook [ permanent dead link ]." Avoyelles Parish School Board.