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If you haven’t picked out your Easter candy for Sunday… brace yourself.JT read the other day that Easter candy costs are up 67 percent in the last six years.Since the start of this decade, the Easter basket has lost nearly half its candy, even as we spend more to fill it.

Mayor will host event at Parc Natchitoches

Bring the entire family out full of fun! Join Mayor Williams, Jr. for the Good Friday Eggstravaganza at PARC Natchitoches on April 3, from 1-4 p.m.There will be Easter Egg hunts, photos with the Easter bunny, balloon artist, face painting, bounce house, DJ spinning tunes, food trucks and vendors.

Gorum Cemetery fundraiser will be Turkey shoot with prizes, food, drinks

A Turkey shoot to raise funds for the Gorum Cemetery is taking place Saturday, April, 11, from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. at 9634 Hwy 119, .7 miles east of Gorum Post Office.Cost is $5 per round with a winner each round; 12, 20 and 410 gauges. Shells provided.Prizes include shotguns, Ruger .

City Council deals with ordinances, final vote and resolutions at meeting

While the main issue at the City Council meeting Monday was zoning, there was more action.The Council adopted a planning and zoning ordinance to rezone 34.

Genealogical Library resumes monthly speaker series

Under new leadership, the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association (NGHA) has resumed its once-popular monthly speaker meeting series and launched a new website.

Two projects in Natchitoches Parish among those on LaDOTD schedule

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced 14 projects around the state received bids in March. Thirteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $47.8 million.

Dimension Development

Dimension Development

Representatives with Louisiana Small Business

Representatives with Louisiana Small Business

Join Mayor Williams at Parc Natchitoches egg hunt and variety of other activities

Bring the entire family out full of fun!.Join Mayor Williams Jr. for the Good Friday Eggstravaganza at PARC Natchitoches on April 3, from 1-4 p.m.There will be Easter Egg hunts, photos with the Easter bunny, balloon artist, face painting, bounce house, DJ spinning tunes, food trucks and vendors.

Lions Club says applications available for Parish students who will attend Northwestern

The application packet for the Natchitoches Lions Club Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year is now available. This $1,000 scholarship ($500 per semester) is available for two students who are graduating from a Natchitoches Parish public school, private school, or homeschool in Spring 2026.