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Physician gets certification in sleep medicine
Dr. Mary Beth Valiulis is now Board Certified in Sleep Medicine after completing the sleep medicine certification exam held by the American Board of Medical Specialties. She is the first and only ...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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4 people busted on numerous drug charges; meth lab charges against 2
The Natchitoches Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Agents arrested four people after the recovery of a large amount of methamphetamine according a task force news release Feb. 20. They were char...
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Guerilla Knitters
Anonymous guerilla knitters coated crape myrtle trees near the Nesom Natatorium with colorful crochet just in time for Mardi Gras break. The fiber graffiti is an example of a trend among textile a...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Long’s bill addresses unfunded liabilities
BATON ROUGE (CNS)-With still nearly a month before the opening gavel, Sen. Gerald Long (R-Winnfield) has pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session that addresses the unfunded accrued li...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tax exemptions by state continue to climb as revenue drops
BATON ROUGE (CNS)-Gov. Bobby Jindal cites looming budget deficits as justification for cutting jobs, shredding state retirement, and privatizing state agencies as ways to bring the state budget int...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Love Level
Bank of Montgomery Marketing Director Carrie Beth Hough presented a $1,000 “LOVE Level” donation to Tina Ragan for the La. Lions Camp. Five hundred youth throughout Louisiana with mental and physic...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left are Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Tony Davis, Rep. Kenny Cox, Rep. Terry Brown, LABI Vice President of Governmental Relations Jim Patterson, LABI President Dan Juneau and Sen. Gerald Long. Not pictured is Rep. Frankie Howard.
Budget shortfall, jury trial threshold on LABI’s list of legislative issues
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) hosted local business owners at its legislative issues conference Feb. 16 at the Natchitoches Events Center. The event was co-sponsored by ...
Feb 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Freshman retention rate improves
A stronger emphasis on student advisement and making students aware of campus services helped Northwestern State University improve its freshman retention rate this spring. Eighty-seven percent of ...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fat Tuesday Fun
Pets walk their people down Front Street during the Krewe of Wag-uns parade Sunday. It features pets, children, costumed characters and other community groups. It began at the Bank of Montgomery an...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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La. Sheriffs’ offering scholarships
The La. Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program will award scholarships to assist Louisiana students in furthering their education and training through the La. Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program. Scholars...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police jury to help with flooding in Village of Clarence
The police jury will help with flooding in Clarence if it can but the primary responsibility lies with the village. During the police jury meeting Monday, Feb. 13, Clarence resident Ernestine Winsl...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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National Merit Finalists from the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts are, front row from left, Felipe Hernandez of Baton Rouge and Kelsey Woodard of Natchitoches. On back row are Ryan Fitzgerald of Chalmette, Deeksha Deep of Natchitoches and Josh Kubiak of Lake Charles.
5 LSMSA students named finalists in National Merit Scholarship competition
Five students from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts have advanced as finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship competition. Those include Deeksha Deep of Natchitoches, R...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spillway gates are stable
The Natchitoches Times received a report that the spillway gates on Cane River had collapsed, but Cane River Patrol Officer Betty Fuller said the gates are stable. “We got a call about it, but we w...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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NRMC Web site offers wealth of info
The Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Web site, at www.natchitocheshospital.org, provides users with a wealth of reliable health and wellness information. Users can learn more about the medical...
Feb 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left are Cadet Staff Sgt. Timothy Milam, Cadet 1st Lt. Keonte Bayone, Cadet Staff Sgt. Vanessa Johnson, Cadet Private 1st Class Victoria Thompson and Cadet Staff Sgt. Dwayne Rice.
NCHS JROTC
The Natchitoches Central High School JROTC leadership team competed in level two of the JROTC Leadership Symposium and Academic Bowl. JLAB winners of this round will advance to the final Champions...
Feb 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mardi Gras Magic begins with parade
The City of Natchitoches will celebrate the Mardi Gras holiday with “Mardi Gras Magic” Saturday, Feb. 18. The celebration kicks off with the Krewe of Wag-uns Parade, featuring pets, children, cost...
Feb 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Historic District board moving forward with projects
The Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission discussed several upcoming projects Thursday. Engineer Randall Smoak is drawing plans for the Demeziere Street access to the American Cemet...
Feb 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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FBI agent Randolph Deaton shows an article from the New Orleans Times-Picayune detailing the recovery of forged Clementine Hunter pieces in the 1970s. Photos by Andrew Shirley
Conference chronicles Clementine art forgery ring
The first day of Northwestern’s two-day outsider art conference began with a presentation on the Clementine Hunter forgery case. Featured speakers were Hunter biographer Tommy Whitehead, FBI invest...
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A-Team
Fourth graders at Provencal Elem./Jr. High were chosen to be on the A-TEAM for having a good attitude and excelling in academics. The students were treated to ice cream, a positive phone call home...
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Hillary Gray, a fourth and fifth grade math teacher at Natchitoches Magnet School, completed the Education Technology Leadership graduate program last year.
Education technology new focus at NSU
Northwestern State University’s graduate degree program in Education Technology Leadership passed a rigorous review process and has been nationally recognized by the International Society for Techn...
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