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Here are a few thoughts for your Thanksgiving week.Happy Thanksgiving! May your turkey be juicy and your relatives manageable.Eat, drink, nap, and repeat.May your pants stretch as far as your gratitude today.Wishing you a feast that requires zero guilt and maximum dessert.

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ROMartin announces executive leadership transitions

On the occasion of its 102nd anniversary, RoyOMartin, a leader in the wood-products and forest management industry, announced that longtime Chairman and CEO Dr. Roy O. Martin III will step back from his role as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2026. Dr.

Thanksgiving weekend papers will be online for our readers

As a holiday gift to our staff and readers this Thanksgiving, the e-edition of the Natchitoches Times weekend edition will be available to all of our current subscribers at no charge. There will be NO newspaper printed on the weekend (Nov. 29-30) to allow our staff an extra day with their families.

Ask Rusty:

If We Both Collect Social Security, will our Benefits be Affected?Dear Rusty: I reached full retirement age back in June, but I have not yet filed to collect Social Security. My husband currently collects SS funds, and he waited until he had reached full retirement age a few years ago.

Creole Origins at HOF Museum

Creole Origins: Cane River Diasporas, 1770-1830 exhibition on display at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum through March 15, 2026. The museum is open 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

President Trump’s executive order rolls back tariffs on over 200 foods

Responding to Americans’ frustrations over high grocery prices, President Donald Trump issued an executive order late last week exempting more than 200 food products from tariffs.

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2 nabbed during NPSO Unit operation Friday

Two were arrested during a recent Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Impact Unit operation that resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics and a firearm, according to Sheriff Stuart Wright.

ICE agents arrest 2 in Natchitoches Parish

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents contacted the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office requesting assistance during an apprehension operation off La. Hwy 3278 near Natchitoches on Wednesday, Nov. 19.