Temporary street closures

The City of Natchitoches would like to notify the public of the following temporary street closure for Wednesday, Jan. 7.  The Utility Department will be taking down the Christmas lights along Front Street and Church Street from 5:30- 10 p.m.

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff”s Deputies

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff”s Deputies and multiple units from Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #6 were dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of Paul Jordan Road near Natchitoches on Dec. 29 at 10:15 a.m.

Public library visits increase in 2024; local stats listed

Louisiana’s public libraries recorded 11.3 million visits in 2024, as library engagement continues its steady, post-pandemic rebound, and libraries throughout the state provide consistent access to basic services across all community sizes.

Cassidy sends $5.7 million to City for Safe Streets Program

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (RLA) announced this week Louisiana will receive $19,517,973 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program.

Unusually high temperatures recorded on Christmas Eve and Day

A very strong (for this time of year) ridge of high pressure aloft having an intensity of 590 decameters during Christmas Eve caused a lengthy stretch of late December unusual, above average warmth for Natchitoches Parish.

JUST TALKIN’

As JT puts out this to paper on New Year’s Eve…he’s already dreading one new law going into effect.That’s the one dealing with cell phone usage while driving.

Time running out to purchase Jazz Festival Early Bird tickets

Time is running put to purchase discounted tickets to the annual Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival slated for May 15‚ on the downtown riverbank.

Natchitoches Parish Library 2024 statistics as reported to state:

Natchitoches Parish Library 2024 statistics as reported to state: Main Branch Books: 51,539 Campti Branch Books:7,854 Bookmobile Books:11,311 Adult Materials: 30,048 Juvenile Materials: 24,746 Serials:1,051 AV Materials:E-Books: 27,686 E-Audio: 9,176 E Serial: 3,328 Electronic Content Use: 54,016...

Chair fitness classes set

Voices 4 Autism is offering a Chair Fitness Class geared toward older active adults or anyone who needs a low impact class to stay strong and mobile.The free weekly class is held Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the MLK Recreation Center dance studio. Instructor is Ms. RM Reilford.

Engineering tech students complete Level 1 training for certification

Four students from Northwestern State University’s Department of Engineering Technology, Carson Comeaux of Robeline, Christopher Ezernack and Ethan Goldberg of Many and Abdullah Yusuf of Dhaka, Bangladesh, have completed the FANUC (Fuji Automatic Numerical Control) CERT Handling Tool Operations and...