Natchitoches artists featured at Shreveport’s State Museum exhibit

An upcoming exhibit at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport titled “Natchitoches Artists: Changing Landscapes” will feature photographs by Anna Tapia MacDonald, head of Information Literacy, Library Instruction and Reference at Northwestern State University’s Eugene P.

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Cooking safety is fire prevention week theme

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 8-18 and this year’s’ theme is “Cooking Safety Starts With YOU.” Pay attention to fire prevention, said Fire Chief John Wynn, who went on to say cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires.

Kitchen fire quickly extinguished

City of Natchitoches Fire Department was dispatched to a Structure Fire at 1815 South Drive Lot 1324 Thursday shortly before 5:30 p.m.

OLD BETHEL NEWS

LIZ DURR 318-352-8898Old Bethel was a small country church dating back as far as 1840, making it the seventh oldest church south of the Mason-Dixon Line and the second oldest church still in existence from the entire original Louisiana Purchase of April 20, 1803 transacted by Robert Livingston.

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingLouisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Admission is $6 adults; $5 students, seniors and active military; children 6 and under free.

Church News

Evergreen Baptist Church 160th Church Anniversary on Oct.1 at 12:30 p.m. Guest Speaker is Rev. Altorio Holden Jr of Living Word Ministries.Lambertown Cemetery HomecomingThe Lambertown Cemetery Homecoming will be Sunday, Oct.

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Kiwanis will cook pancakes, host race

The Kiwanis Club annual fundraising run and pancake breakfast takes place at Northwestern State University’s Collin’s Pavilion Saturday, Oct. 7, beginning at 8 a.m. It includes a one-mile fun run and 5K Color Run with medals for both races.

Students remember professor who inspired and influenced

Northwestern State University’s Department of Biology and Microbiology and campus chapter of the American Society of Microbiology presented a donation of $2,000 to the Dr. Jerry Allen Memorial Scholarship Sept. 15.