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Cane River Lake closed to boaters at Pratt’s bridge north
Cane River Lake is closed to boating traffic Pratt’s bridge north due to low water. The lake will remain closed until a safe water level is reached. The only boats allowed are non-powered and boats...
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SWEPCO team assisting in Va.
SWEPCO’s 13-man contingent left Natchitoches at 9 a.m. Monday morning for Raleigh, Va., to assist in the hurricane relief effort. The crew spent Monday night in Jackson, Tenn. They began work Wedn...
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Voter assistance to be provided
A visibly disabled voter and the person assisting him in voting shall go to the front of the line at their polling place or when voting early at the registrar of voters office. A voter is entitled ...
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Trailer Flipped
A Natchitoches Parish Police Jury truck pulling a trackhoe on a trailer was involved in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning. The driver was turning from Hwy. 1 onto the Hwy. 3175 Bypass when ...
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Water studies continue in Cane, Red River
In the midst of a 15-month drought the Cane River Waterway Commission is continuing its work on the pumping project for Cane River. At the Walter Ledet coffee club meeting last week, Commission Cha...
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Dates listed for early voting for Oct. 22 election
There will be elections for several state and parish offices on the Oct. 22 ballot according to Registrar of Voters Debbie Waskom. “Local” elections will be for state senator and representative, sh...
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Star Students
L. P. Vaughn Elem./Middle School Star Students for the week of Aug. 22 are, on front row from left, Jarmarlynn Bell, Nyla Helaire, Wesley Clark, Adrianna Turner and Daylon Howard. Middle row are Ma...
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Rotary RYLA camp experience offers hope and optimism to 2 students
In a world where suffering, disease, and poverty pervade, there still shines a light of hope and optimism. When society seems to be deaf to the calling of the hopeless, there still are those who h...
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New faculty at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts are, from left, Jeff Thomakos, Matthew Egan, Jason Anderson, Emile Ngo and Kerrie Tainter.  Not pictured is Maurice Morelock.
LSMSA begins year 29
The Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts begins its 29th year of providing a choice for high-ability and highly-motivated students from throughout the state. Recently recognized by Jay...
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The sooner parents get help for students in hostile setting, the better the outcome
I have been working with students for 21 years. When I first started teaching in 1990, I remember having a heated discussion in a staff meeting with the “librarian” (they are now called media spec...
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Voters must have ID
When you go to the polls to cast your vote in an election, be sure to take one of the following: * a driver’s license, * a Louisiana Special ID, or * some other generally recognized picture ID t...
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Motivational Speaker
Tyson Wooters, former Oregon Duck mascot, spoke to Orientation 1010 students in the Presidential Leadership Program at Northwestern State University Tuesday. Wooters, the 2004 national champion mas...
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Inside the Hospital: Patients can save on prescriptions
News from Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
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L.P. Vaughn Star Students
L. P. Vaughn Elem./Middle School’s Star Students from the first week of school, on front row from left, are DaShawn Lewis, Devin Williams, Zecarious Thompson, Zion Thompson, Paige Hall, Ethan Conda...
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Park construction underway
The scheduled improvements to City Park at 300 Amulet St. began Monday, Aug. 29. City Park will be closed throughout construction, an estimated six to eight weeks. The City of Natchitoches Recreat...
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$1,000 Donation
Matt Barbour, mill manager of International Paper’s Red River Mill in Campti, donated $1,000 to Lakeview High School Friday, Aug. 19 for academic and athletic needs for the 2011-12 school year. Pri...
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Police chief warns against credit card scams
Natchitoches Police Chief Micky Dove is warning the public against identity theft scams that are becoming more prevalent in Natchitoches. The reports his department is receiving the most are of cre...
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New voter ID cards to be issued
All voters who have had district changes, such as senate, representative, police jury, school board, etc., will receive a new voter ID card in the next 10 days. If there are no changes in your curr...
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Donna Anderson of the Northwestern State University Police Dept., left, gives a parking sticker to NSU student Chase Powell of Hineston at the Information Station set up in the Friedman Student Union Tuesday. NSU set up the two-day Information Station to give students a convenient way to learn about campus services.
Info Station
Donna Anderson of the Northwestern State University Police Dept., left, gives a parking sticker to NSU student Chase Powell of Hineston at the Information Station set up in the Friedman Student Uni...
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International Paper (IP) Red River Mill in Campti completed construction to make it more energy efficient and cut operating costs.
Red River Mill now more energy efficient
International Paper (IP) Red River Mill in Campti began construction last fall to make the mill more energy efficient and to cut operating costs. The final connections were made during the shutdown...
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