ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingLine dancing class by Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education Sept. 9- Oct. 14 on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. in Room 127 of the Health and Human Performance Building. The fee is $65.

New fire station project progressing through City Council

The project to build a fire station on University Parkway is moving forward.At the City Council meeting Monday, the Council passed a resolution agreeing to cover additional costs over the Capital Outlay funding of $1.

Port Commission tax is only item on Oct. 11 ballot

Natchitoches Parish voters have a lone item on the ballot in the Oct. 11 Municipal Primary Election. The Natchitoches Parish Registrar of Voters announces deadlines and more for participation in the election.

NSU has largest freshman class in last 4 years

Northwestern State University reported Fall 2025 enrollment at 8,402 students, highlighting steady progress in student engagement and academic quality. The university welcomed its largest freshman class in four years, a record number of transfer students, and full capacity in campus housing.

Wiley’s Weather

Meteorological summer months are June, July and August. For Natchitoches, for meteorological summer, climate values are the following: NormalMonth High High Low Precipitation June 92.0 89.6 72.1 4.05 July 95.5 92.8 75.0 4.14 August 93.9 92.8 73.0 3.

Achievements in language education wins LSMSA La. Seal of Biliteracy

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) was honored this summer at a Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) meeting in Baton Rouge for its achievements in language education. Dr.

JUST TALKIN’

It’s that time of year (Tailgating) where a lot of smoking and grilling is going on. Fortunately, we here in Louisiana give our grilling a little “Cajun kick”. JT is also seeing more and more people who develop their own seasonings.Heck…even the store shelves have a wide variety of spices.

Get involved with FAUNA now

The new pet adoption and welfare center will open in late 2026, but you don’t have to wait to make a difference.

Louisiana students invited to celebrate agriculture in ‘Farm to School’ art contest

In honor of National Farm to School Month this October, Seeds to Success: The Louisiana Farm to School Program and the LSU AgCenter are inviting K through 12 students across Louisiana to showcase their creativity in the 2025 Louisiana Farm to School Art Contest.

Dr. Stephen W. Wheat earns AI Prompting Certificate to improve care for his patients

Northwest Louisiana Advanced Diagnostic Specialist Dr. Stephen W. Wheat values the benefits Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bringing to medicine and recently earned the Certificate of AI Prompting from LSU Online & Continuing Education.