Council nixes ‘multi-family duplex’ on Cypress Street

The City Council members were listening to Cypress Street residents Monday who objected to an appeal from developers wanting to build a “multifamily duplex” on the street in the Natchitoches Historic District.

Numerous guilty pleas draw years of prison time

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced this week multiple defendants entered guilty pleas in Division B of the 10th Judicial District Court, Judge Lala Sylvester.Kaiden Burks, 17, of Natchitoches, pleaded guilty to Second Degree Robbery.

JUST TALKIN’

JT didn’t realize it… but some of our favorite grocery store items might not be around for much longer. Oh... the reasons vary, cost to produce, fuel costs and quotas to name a few. BUT the major reason they are going away is because they don’t make enough money for the store.

Turkey shoot will raise funds for Gorum Cemetery

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 .

NCHS Class of 1976 reunion scheduled in May

The Natchitoches Central High School Bicentennial Class of 1976 will celebrate its 50year anniversary beginning on Friday evening, May 22, and will progress to a semi formal affair on Saturday evening, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Natchitoches Event Center.

403 noncitizens in State are registered voters; 83 have voted

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry said a federal data program that verifies citizenship status uncovered the 403 noncitizens registered to vote in Louisiana out of a total voting pool of 2.96 million, with 83 having voted in at least one election since the 1980s.

Senior exhibition will be in Hanchey

A senior exhibition by Northwestern State University graduate student Christina Rowland of Farmerville will be on display at NSUs’ Orville Hanchey Gallery April 6-10 with a reception from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. The exhibition titled “When the Signs Align” depictures Zodiac signs as humanoids.

LSMSA Exploration Day reset to April 20 for future students

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) has announced that its Exploration Day event, originally scheduled for Monday, March 30, 2026, has been rescheduled for Monday, April 27, 2026.

Bat sightings send LSMSA students home for remote learning for next 2 weeks

The Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) has transitioned to online instruction for two weeks, beginning Wednesday, March 25, and continuing through Thursday, April 2. There were no classes March 23-24 to allow students time to return home and prepare for remote learning.

Natchitoches Genealogy: New website and 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.