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Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is toys, love and lots of presents for me and my brother. It’s his first Christmas. Love you, Santa. Carlos and Chance
Letters to Santa
Students at L.P. Vaughn Elementary wrote the following letters to Santa: Dear Santa Claus, I would like to get some LPS (Littlest Pet Shop) for Christmas. I want a yellow cat, a yellow cocker spani...
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Attending Yaser Elqutub’s graduation from NSU last week are, from left, his brother Eyad Elqutub, his girlfriend Sophia Beausoleil, his aunt Hanna Abudhair, Yaser Elqutub, his grandmother Haifa Elqutub, his father Hany Elqutub, and his brother Samer Elqutub. Not pictured is his mother, Maha Elqutub.
Natchitoches celebrates diverse holidays in Dec.
While December means Christmas to most people, the month is actually chock-full of diverse holidays. Yaser Elqutub, 22, is a first-generation Arab-American from Houston who came to Natchitoches for...
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From left are Kasey, Wayne, Tina and Alex Ragan during last Christmas.
Blue Christmas: Parents share struggles of holiday without daughter
Wayne and Tina Ragan never imagined they’d be spending Christmas without their daughter, Kasey. A gunshot took the 20-year-old’s life March 10. “We’ll miss watching her open gifts on Christmas morn...
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NSU Project Win-Win helps students earn degrees
Betty West Harper of DeRidder was pleasantly surprised to learn that she had earned an associate degree from Northwestern State University, despite not having attended school in decades. Harper wa...
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Professor works with kids to grow learning through garden
Michelle Morris combined two things she greatly enjoys - working with children and gardening - into a service project to benefit local public schools. Morris, assistant professor in Northwestern S...
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Gingerbread Houses
St. Mary’s fifth graders made gingerbread houses in celebration of the Christmas holiday. On front row from left are Rebecca Bordelon, Walker Jackson, Bailey McConnell, Caroline Stokes, Katie Aldre...
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NSU offering paralegal certification in 8-week criminal justice course
Northwestern State University is offering a certification program in paralegal studies through the criminal justice program in the Department of Criminal Justice, History and Social Sciences. The...
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La. farmers withstand drought, floods in 2011
In a year marked by drought and floods, Louisiana farmers still managed to have a good year in 2011. Dry weather allowed for easy and efficient harvests of most crops, and overall yields were respe...
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Santa Baby
This picture of Natchitoches resident Lauren Kollar sitting on Santa’s knee reminds us of the millions of children who will be fast asleep when he visits Christmas Eve. Lauren was 3 or 4 years old ...
Dec 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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911 Communications District wraps up year
The Natchitoches Parish’s Communications Districts (911 Commission) listed a summary of its board activity over the past two months. In November the District approved the eighth administrative pol...
Dec 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of the Natchitoches Board of Realtors presented the group’s annual scholarship to Natchitoches natives Breanna Metoyer and Chad Harris. From left are Jill Bankston, associate director of Development; David Stamey, a member of the Natchitoches Board of Realtors; Metoyer, Harris and Michele Todtenbier, president of the Natchitoches Board of Realtors.
Board of Realtors presents students with scholarships
Breanna Metoyer and Chadwick Harris, both of Natchitoches, are recipients of the Natchitoches Board of Realtors Scholarship, presented annually to two Northwestern State University students. The s...
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On front row from left are Jessie Petite Jr., Shomari Roberson, Jordan Hardy, Juan Nanez, Landon Alked, Ladarius Walker, Dillon Ireland and Tatyana Mitchell. On back row are Lt. Susan Johnson, Officer David Cox, Chief Secretary Amy Cox, Dep. Merry Byers, Officer Tomika Donaway, Shakeira Turner, Trinity Davis, Tatiyana McDowell, Dep. Myron Robinson and Officer Boddy Beard. Not pictured are Wyzetta Green, Charlie Davis, Dep. Lori Woodard, Trooper Thurman Miller, Sgt. Billy Meziere, Chief Dep. Siggie Silvie and Capt. Christopher Payne.
Students with good behavior rewarded through Shop With A Cop
Members of the Magnolia State Peace Officers Association, La. State Police, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office and Natchitoches Police Dept. conducted their annual Shop With A Cop program Saturda...
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Dec. arrests include bench warrants, drugs
Natchitoches Police Chief Micky Dove announces arrests for Dec. 5-11. Gabrielle Craig, 24, 420 Willard Dr., Shreveport, bench warrant Rynell Jefferson, 22, 123 Sanford, monetary instrument abuse tw...
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SGA, Lab School team up for St. Jude Hospital
The Northwestern State University Student Government Association teamed with their counterparts at the NSU Elementary Lab School to raise money and awareness about St. Jude Children’s Research Hosp...
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Coat drive to mark MLK Day
RSVP and Senior Companions will conduct a coat drive in observance of the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Jan. 16. For Natchitoches Parish seniors of RSVP (Retired & ...
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New Member
The Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Styles by Ragan as a new member. Owner/stylists Wayne and Tina Ragan are shown with Chamber staff Lanie Maggio-Adkins. Not shown in photo is styl...
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Pet of the Week
Name: Dodger Breed: Terrier Mix Age: 1 year Sex: Male Personality: Dodger is an excellent family dog with lots of energy and love to offer. He has UTD vaccines, is dewormed, and is in good physica...
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Planning underway for veterans’ park
Planning is underway to establish the Natchitoches Veterans and Memorial park in a small area behind the Old Courthouse Museum according to organizer Bob Gillan._ Gillan headed the group of volunte...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lance Cpl. Cameron Perry, administrative specialist with Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, receives a service record book from a marine at the counter inside Military Personnel Center.
Natchitoches native earns Marine of the Quarter
By Nathan Hanks ALBANY, Ga. - Know yourself and seek self-improvement is one of 11 Marine Corps leadership principles learned during recruit training. Lance Cpl. Cameron Perry, administrative speci...
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Dr. Paul Withey, left, supervised Tamika Thomas, Kena Senegal and Sarena Senegal in nanotube research. At right is Tanya Senegal, Kena and Serena’s mother.
NSU students’ research could impact cancer treatment
Two Northwestern State University chemistry students are engaged in research that could have implications in the aerospace industry and in cancer treatment. Twins Kena and Sarena Senegal of Lake C...
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