As Louisiana Downs celebrates it’s 50th year of racing…. JT couldn’t help but remember the commotion created when it was put to a vote of the people back in the mid-70s. The big boys at the time were the Shreveport Times and the Shreveport Journal. They remained pretty much on the fence about the…
Join Cane River Creole National Historical Park for two free fun and engaging events in the merry month of May!May 18: Art in the Park“Music is Life, You just need to know where to Look!” Come be inspired by the sounds of Louisiana music and paint with us at Magnolia Plantation. Registration is…
The Natchitoches Central High School Beta Club, sponsored by Anne Stultz, collected books and school supplies to donate to NSU’s Early Childhood Education Cradle to College service-learning project.The books and school supplies will be compiled into family literacy bags and donated to local…
The Louisiana House approved a bill this week to phase out a rule that a home insurer cannot cancel a customer’s policy for three years except for lack of payment or fraud, sending it to Gov. Jeff Landry for his signature.The bill is at the center of a high stakes push by the new insurance…
A Baker, La. man wanted by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff ’s Office in connection with the recent murder of a New Orleans woman, the mother of four, was captured on I49 in Natchitoches, On May 1 at approximately 6:07 p.m. Lt. Brandon Smith assigned to the NPSO Patrol Operations Bureau responded to…
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office Criminal Investigations Bureau Deputies are investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday night in Natchez.On May 7 at 8:16 p.m. Deputies responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports of a shooting in the 100 block of La. Hwy 119 just south of the Natchez Place…
A traffic stop by Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Deputies on Friday evening near Natchitoches led to the arrest of a Winn Parish man on drug and felony weapon charges. On May 3, at approximately 11:49 p.m., Deputies assigned to the NPSO Patrol Operations Bureau were patrolling on La. Hwy 6 East…
Senior-year athletes from Lakeview, Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools -will be recognized for their outstanding athletic, academic and community achievements, Saturday May 18, at 10 a.m. in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest History Museum. There is no cost to attend.…
Natchitoches Parish 4-H recently organized a successful record book workshop at NSU E-Lab. The event aimed to equip 4th grade 4-H members with essential skills such as fishing knot tying and sewing on a button.Agents from the Natchitoches Parish 4-H program shared their expertise and guided the…
St. Mary’s Catholic School Golf Tournament and Crawfish Boil is scheduled for Friday, May 24, at the Northwestern Hills Golf Course.Tee time is at noon with registration at 11a.m. The crawfish boil will begin around 4:30 p.m.Prizes will be awarded to the top three golf teams. Entry fee for the…
