Former Miss Merry Christmases will be parade grand marshals

As the Natchitoches Christmas Festival celebrates 100 years of holiday tradition, former Miss Merry Christmas titleholders from across the decades will return to Natchitoches to serve collectively as the Honorary Grand Marshals of the 2026 Natchitoches Christmas “Festival of Lights” Parade on...

JUST TALKIN’

There are only 26 days until Turpin Stadium comes alive with NSU football. There’s still plenty of time to get your season tickets….JT heard some of the Parish Council members tried to get the Library from going back on the ballot so quickly with a previous failed 8-mill tax renewal.

Robeline Heritage Festival Queens

Governor makes appointments in State Fire Marshal’s office

Gov. Jeff Landry has appointed Chief Chad P. Sonnier as Louisiana State Fire Marshal and promoted Chief Bryan J Adams to Principal Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety. The appointments take effect Aug. 3.

August is National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month

This August, the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) is proud to recognize National Multicultural Donor Awareness Month, celebrating the diversity that makes Louisiana unique while highlighting the important role every community plays in giving hope through organ, eye and tissue donation.

Louisiana retailers can no longer charge debit card fees

(The Center Square) – Louisiana retailers can no longer charge customers extra for using debit cards under a new state law that took effect Saturday, giving consumers new legal protections and expanding the attorney general’s authority to enforce the ban.

Deadline approaching for safety net and disaster assistance programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding agricultural producers impacted by increased input costs and natural disasters that the deadlines to apply for safety net and disaster assistance programs designed to protect their financial security are coming soon.