The time to plant flavorful and nutritious garlic is the fall

Lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, fight heart disease, boost your immune system, and add a bit of flavor to your meals by growing your own garlic. This vegetable has been used as both food and medicine for thousands of years.

Meet YourNeighbor: Kallie Bourgeois

For Kallie Bourgeois, moving to Natchitoches was more than just a change of scenery, it was a chance to start fresh.“I’ve lived in the same small town for all 20 years of my life,” Bourgeois said. “I went to the same K–12 school and just kind of wanted a change of environment.

Four Sporting Presidents

On Jan. 30, 1882, Franklin D. Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family at Hyde Park, New York. In 1887, when Franklin was just 5 years old, his father took him to meet President Grover Cleveland.

What a trip!

The Country Writer A Southerner’s View of Then and Now By John MooreBruce Willis ad libbed a line in Die Hard that struck a chord with me.No, not the “Yipee Ki-Yay,” line. I think that was actually in the script.It was the, “Come out to the coast. We’ll get together. Have some laughs,” quote.

JUST TALKIN’

JT’s not real excited about it….but Daylight Savings Time returns this weekend. That’s right…we get to welcome the darkness earlier each day. Saturday night is when you move your clocks up one hour before you go to bed... or like a lot of people you can do it when you wake up Sunday morning.

Six students to compete for title Miss NSU - Lady of the Bracelet

The 68th annual Miss Northwestern – Lady of the Bracelet Scholarship Contest will be held on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. The event is a preliminary to the Miss Louisiana Scholarship Contest.

Senate president sees no need for National Guard in New Orleans

State Senate President Cameron Henry said Friday that he does not believe the National Guard needs to be deployed in New Orleans, but he can see a need for it in Baton Rouge.

Country Club Acres---We pay taxes but get no City services

Several residents who live in Country Club Acres were at the City Council pre-meeting Monday to ask why they have not received City utility services since their neighborhood was annexed in 2020.Mayor Ronnie Williams Jr.

Lakeview Jr.Sr. High and NSU E-Lab planning Veterans Day Programs

Northwestern State University Elementary Lab School will host a Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with Grandparent’s Day and the school book fair. A Veterans Reception will be from 7:45-8:15 a.m. in Garde Pavilion.Parking is available in the lot across from A.A.

Detention Center costs rising for Parish Government

The Parish Council continues to grapple with escalating fees from LaSalle Corrections that operates the detention center.At the Parish Council Oct. 20, Monday, Parish Treasurer Julie Lockhart said the detention center has 120 beds at a cost of $26.39 per bed daily.