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“Beware the Ides of March” warns the soothsayer in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.” Many are familiar with this play, based on Plutarch’s Life of Caesar. Most know the Ides of March refers to ...
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Prioritize rocks, pebbles and sand in life
A professor of philosophy stood before his class with some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks abou...
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Elvin Shield’s depiction of harvest. The size of the cotton sack depended on age and gender, but everyone was expected to contribute.
Artist and toy maker attracts attention of Lt. Gov., speaks at club meeting
Half a century ago, school for black children living on Cane River plantations started in December, because that’s when the cotton crop harvest was finished.   Until then, even the little children ...
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RETURN OF THE DEMON: NSU will host music festival March 23
With a genre list as eclectic and diverse as the sounds of Louisiana (Space Western/Caddo-American Folk Rock, anyone?), DemonFest promises to please and definitely pique interest. After unearthing ...
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What’s Your Line?
The census may be wrong.   A correspondent asked if Elijah Lower of the 1870 census might really be George Lower’s son Edmund.  I replied yes.   The census taker went from house to house, farm to f...
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Author reveals secrets behind self-publishing
Jude Southerland Kessler, author of the hot-selling John Lennon Series, has broken the mold. Her sales on Amazon exceeded 115,000 two weeks ago, and her first two books (Shoulda Been There and Shiv...
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Medical Center will raise funds with golf and gala events
The Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation is hosting two events to benefit community programs. A St. Paddy’s Day Golf Tournament will tee off Monday, March 11 at the Natchitoches Country...
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History will come alive at encampment
Ft. St. Jean Baptiste will host a March encampment beginning Thursday, March 7 and continuing over the weekend. Staff and volunteers will act out living history and show crowds what life in the Fr...
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Tori Thompson won the title of Miss Louisiana Sportsman’s Paradise Feb. 17 in Winnfield. Greeting her after she won the title were her grandmother Sue Champion, left, and great grandmother Polly Eversull. She will compete in the Miss Louisiana Pageant June 24-25 in Monroe. Thompson was the 2012 Miss Lady of the Bracelet at NSU.
Miss Sportsman’s Paradise

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Farms in Natchitoches Parish excel at harvesting tree nuts, but there is a demand for fresh sources of fruits and vegetables. Fortunately the region has a long history of agriculture, and the resources to pass these skills along to the next generation. Pictured are volunteers in the garden at Oakland Plantation.
Feeding bellies, filling banks: initiative will capitalize on region’s strengths to improve food economy
Munching on veggies tossed in tangy homemade salad dressing, the attendees of Eat Local Natchitoches experienced first hand delicious produce recently plucked from the soil. The salad came from Ing...
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