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The crawfish boil pot package contains a table cloth, set of wiener roasting rods, flavored peanuts, bourbon flavored pecan pralines, a six-pack of international beers, two free inspections at Smith’s Garage, an LED light set, jaw harp, S’mores fixins, S’mores roaster, Hot Sauce, Stapler, two Buddy’s hats, two Buddy’s T-shirts and a pocket knife.
Buddy’s Grocery helps raise funds for charities
Buddy’s Grocery on Hwy. 504 in Oak Grove is raffling three prize packages to benefit D.O.V.E.S and Hope for Paws. The money raised will be split between the two organizations. Tickets for each ...
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Gov. Jindal asked to rethink Medicaid expansion plan
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal is being urged by Louisiana Democratic leaders and advocacy groups to reconsider his opposition to expanding the state's Medicaid coverage now t...
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Pipeline settlement brings $2.8 million to parish tax base
BATON ROUGE (CNS)—Natchitoches Parish will receive $2,880,690 as its part of a $68.8 million settlement of a long-running dispute between three natural gas pipeline companies and 52 Louisiana paris...
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NSU will give Johnny Antoon Nth Degree Saturday at ballgame
Northwestern State University will award an Nth degree to Natchitoches businessman Johnny Antoon at halftime of Saturday’s Northwestern State – Sam Houston football game. Antoon, a 1968 graduate of...
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Federal judge urged to approve BP settlement in class action lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP and attorneys for businesses and people who lost money in the Gulf oil spill urged a federal judge Thursday to give his final approval to a class-action settlement. U.S. Distr...
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L. P. Vaughn announced its PBIS ticket winners for the week of Nov. 5. From left are third grader Zipporah Thomas, fourth grader Quanterreonna Armstrong, fifth grader Camry Camel and eighth grader Dakota Jackson.
L.P. Vaughn Positive Behavior

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Weaver Elementary kindergarten classes visited the East Natchitoches Fire Station during Fire Safety Week. Firemen shared safety tips with children, who now know they should have a family meeting place and should stop, drop and roll if they catch on fire. Students also toured the inside of the fire truck. When they exited, they were greeted by Jason Owecki as Sparky the fire dog. Above is Richard Borne from Cristy Gentry’s kindergarten class.
Weaver kids learn fire safety

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St. Mary’s School fourth graders attended a presentation about bullying. Aline Godfrey and Jessica Mooney gave the students a survey about bullying. After taking the survey, the children crumpled the sheet of paper and then tried to make it flat and crisp again. The lesson was that once bullying has damaged someone, the damage lasts forever. On front row from left are Madeline Godfrey, Mary Grace Long, Maggie Gilmore, Jessi Lynn Lucky, Sophie Dobson, Laura Aviles, Gabriella Fernbaugh, Maggie Wheat, Amelia Strahan, Jensen Parker and Anna Claire Taylor. On back row are Jace Miley, Matthew Gewin, Brant Kelley, Connor Stokes, Noah Heard, Stephen Wheat, Andrew Godfrey, Timothy Lyddy, Patrick Vienne, Triston Mitchell, Cameron Churchman, Luke Zeagler, Michael Guillet, Karson Eversull, Tyler Howard and Joseph Carnahan.
Students pledge to not be bullies

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Tops Program
More than 60 Natchitoches Central seniors and their parents attended a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) night on Nov. 2. Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) repre...
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5 apply to lead Central Louisiana Technical CC
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Five people have applied to be the chancellor at Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The Town Talk reports Michael Elam, who was named interim chancellor in June a...
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Attend Red Mass
Several students from St. Mary’s School’s dual enrollment U.S. History class attended the Red Mass held at Trinity Episcopal Church Oct. 19. According to teacher Michael Landry, many St. Mary’s stu...
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Caddo board to vote on Chimp Haven expansion
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The Caddo Parish Commission will vote Thursday on a resolution asking the federal government to pay for expanding the national sanctuary for retired research chimpanzees so i...
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Reading on the River
“Are you ‘fired up’ about Reading on the River? You should be,” says chairperson Debra Jo Hailey. The Service League of Natchitoches has invited firefighters to take a fire truck to the river fron...
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Symphony’s pops concert is tonight featuring works by Louisiana composers
The Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra will perform its Pops Concert Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Dr. Douglas Bakenhus is music director of the Natchitoches-Nort...
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Just Talkin’
Some things move slowly. Take political change for instance. JT was reminded that the effort to change the police jury form of government to home rule charter started 12 years ago. . Clerk of Cour...
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St. Mary’s High School 4-H club elected officers for the school year. From left are president Nathan Gardner, vice-president Rachel Dickson, treasurer Olivia Strahan, secretary Taylor Roberts, reporter Tyler Roberts, historian Tanner Hernandez and community service chair Abigail Gardner.
National 4-H Week celebrated at St. Mary’s
The 4-H clubs at St. Mary’s celebrated National 4-H Week with daily events that incorporated the entire student body and promoted the ideals of the 4-H program. The theme of each day’s activity hi...
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James Maxey monitored this controlled burn in DeSoto Parish. On the ground, a crew manned bulldozers to keep the fire in check.
Fighting fire from the air
Dept. of Ag and Forestry pilot monitors 7 parishes looking for uncontrolled fires
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Dept. of Education deputy brings political baggage to new job with state
By TOM ASWELL Capitol News Service
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His supporters applauded as Rick Nowlin announced the final tally in the parish president’s race Tuesday. Nowlin garnered 9,283 votes to defeat Jerry Longlois who received 6,393. From left are Ashland Mayor Gahagan Lee, Mary Ann Nunley, Nowlin, his son, Matthew and Allie Paige.
Parish begins a new era with election of parish president
Rick Nowlin swept into the office of parish president Tuesday night when he got 59 percent of the vote beating challenger Gerald “Jerry” Longlois. Longlois got 41 percent of the votes, or 6,393 to ...
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After collecting over 1,000 good quality books through churches, businesses and schools, Service League members took the books to the Book Hospital to be cleaned and sorted for Reading on the River Nov. 10 from 8 a.m. until noon on the riverfront. From left are Dawna DeBlieux, Sheila Warner and Debra Jo Hailey. Children through 8 years old will get a free book.
Reading on the River
After collecting over 1,000 good quality books through churches, businesses and schools, Service League members took the books to the Book Hospital to be cleaned and sorted for Reading on the River...
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