Residents in two Pointe Coupee Parish fire districts approved millages that will generate funds for equipment, training and staffing of full-time personnel. Voters in Fire District 3 – which covers the Oscar and Ventress areas – supported a 15-mill tax, while Fire District 5 voters gave the green light to a 3-mill tax for the area that includes New Roads, Ventress, Mix and LaBarre.

Pointe Coupee District 2 Fire Chief Aaron Edwards said he saw the writing on the wall not long after the polls closed Saturday. A margin of 39 votes meant the department in the Morganza area will face deep cuts rather than proposed upgrades for the department.

Livonia and Catholic High of Pointe Coupee open the boys basketball playoffs tongith (Friday), but they are all too familiar with their opponents.

No. 26 Livonia (15-15) will travel to a district foe, No. 7 Beau Chene (21-11).

The Division II Non-Select first-round playoff game is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday at Beau Chene.