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Senators reverse most of La. House budget cuts
MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana senators Monday rewrote the state’s $25 billion operating budget for next year, rejecting deep cuts pushed by House Republicans t...
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Be Kind to Animals Week
Natchitoches Central High School Key Club officers Rebecca Autrey and Lesley Tucker volunteer their time during Be Kind to Animals week at Hope for Paws.
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Lab school has openings
NSU Middle Lab School principal Ben LaGrone says there are a few opening at the school for the next school year. “Students serious about learning, eager to develop talents, and ready to explore in...
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Veterans list not complete
A name was inadvertently left off the list of veterans who died during the last year: Alvin Bernard Gurst, Army (Vietnam).
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Crash kills Anacoco woman near Hwy. 6
A single vehicle crash killed a woman from Anacoco Saturday, May 26. Troopers responded to the crash around 10:15 a.m., which occurred on Hwy. 117 south of Hwy. 6. The crash involved a 2002 Chevr...
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Meeting to cover 2 House bills
The Natchitoches Parish Voters and Civic League will hold a public mass meeting at the MLK Center Tuesday, May 29 at 6 p.m. The purpose is to get reaction to recently passed House Bills, which beco...
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Blood drive is today
A Natchitoches community blood drive will be on the LifeShare bus Tuesday, May 29 at the Hwy. 1 Bypass Brookshire’s from noon until 6 p.m.
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Memorial Day
The Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park Committee hosted its first Memorial Day service Monday at the site that is to be the memorial park. The service paid tribute to those Natchitoches...
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The Habigs took their exchange students to the Texas Stockyards for some family fun. From left are Phil Habig, Ava Habig, Dani Habig, Lenka Medvecova, Kym Habig and Thanyarat Rattanametakoson.
Exchange students get taste of America
Lenka Medvecova and Thanyarat Rattanametakoson have more in common than just hard-to-spell names. They were both juniors at Natchitoches Central this year. Both were new to Natchitoches. And they s...
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City Court lists trial docket
City Court Judge Fred Gagahan lists the criminal trial docket for May 14. Gordon Addison, open container, reset June 25. Whitney Aught, theft by shoplifting, pleaded guilty, sentence of the court w...
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On front row, from left are Tony Johnson, John Conner Kay, Emily Metoyer, Skylar Bolton, Layken Foster, Connor Winn, Marquis Miles, Cayla Anthony, Alayla Bradford, Zamarrie Smith, Darrell Roque, Zoe Washington and Marien White. On back row are NCHS Assistant Principal Bill Gordy, Pam Collins, NCHS Principal Jessie Dale Skinner, Cassaundra Cole, Markeisha Smith-White, Sam Cedars, Pam Brown, Officer Firal Robertson, Jawarren Hunter, Stephanie Anthony-Smith, Gabrielle Washington, Felicia Washington, Ian Lovemore, Nicole Torres, Keyiuna Russell, Cheyenne Mier and Kimberly Miles.
Natchitoches Central Right Start celebrates new playground equipment, riding toys
The dated playground equipment of the Natchitoches Central High School Right Start students was removed after being deemed inadequate and inappropriate. As a result, the students only had access to...
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LSU Health Shreveport awards degrees
LSU Health Shreveport awarded degrees to 173 students during commencement exercises at the Centenary Gold Dome in Shreveport Saturday, May 26. Six additional students whose degrees were conferred i...
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Events
Events that appear in this column are open to the public. Friends and family of Jackie Raggio will host a dinner and dance fundraiser Saturday, June 9, at the Knights of Columbus Hall to help defe...
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Friends raise funds for heart patient
Friends and family of Jackie Raggio will host a dinner and dance fundraiser Saturday, June 9 at the Knights of Columbus Hall to help defer the cost of medical bills as Raggio, age 47, awaits a hear...
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NSU water classes offered at rec complex
The Robert Wilson Recreation Complex at Northwestern State University is offering a variety of aquatic offerings this summer at the Recreation Complex pool. Water exercise classes will be held on M...
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St. Mary’s fifth grader Claire Guillet’s story placed in the top three in a boating safety story contest. From left are Cane River Patrol Officer Betty Fuller, Guillet and teacher Susu Burke.
Cane River Boating Safety Story Contest
Cane River Patrol Officer Betty Fuller visited fifth graders across Natchitoches Parish to teach them boater safety. Students learned navigation, how to put on a life jacket and how to identify the...
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From left are Marsha Zulick, director of NSU’s Cenla Center; Dr. Harry Briggs and NSU President Dr. Randall J. Webb.
Fundraising Swim
Dr. Harry Briggs completed a two-mile swim across Kincaid Lake to raise funds for Northwestern State University’s nursing and radiologic technology programs. Briggs is a professor of political sci...
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Killiam, left, and Keegan Cameron Wenker,  children of friends of the Hall family, look at Lt. Cameron Hall’s name on the memorial marker at Norfolk, Va. Keegan Cameron points to the name of the man he is named after.
Former resident honored on Memorial Day
Memorial Day commemorates service men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice and died in service to their country. This Memorial Day, we remember former Natchitoches resident Lt. Cameron N...
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Police jury won’t roll back millage
A police jury vote Monday evening resulted in a total savings of over $161,000 to Natchitoches Parish taxpayers. The savings will come from the decision not to roll forward tax millage. Since the ...
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NSU Elementary Lab School named its Kiwanis Terrific Kids for May. On front row from left are Caleb Weaver, Mason Wardell, Will Watley, Katie Anderson and Teegan McKnight. On second row are Claire Spann, Zoe Thompson, Tony Arnold and Gabriel McKnight. On back row are Principal Caron Coleman, Alyrica Winder and Kiwanian Reba Phelps. Not pictured are Jimmy Minor and Phil Behan.
Terrific Kids

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