Sports

Natchitoches Central High in playoffs

#24 seeded Natchitches Central Chiefs take on the #9 seedeed Terrebone High School Tigers in the first round of the Division I Non-Select bracket. NCHS record is 6-4 while Terrebonne’s is 8-3. The winner plays the winner of #8 seeded Southside vs. #25 seeded Praireville.

Duck season to open this month

The 2025-26 Louisiana duck hunting season begins in the West Zone with a youthonly hunt (Nov. 8-9), followed by the first split of the regular season a week later (Nov. 15), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.The East Zone’s youth & veterans hunt will be Nov.

Season ends with heartbreaking loss to HCU in SLC Tournament

A goal in the final 10 minutes from Houston Christian was too much to overcome, as Northwestern State saw its season come to an end in a 2-1 defeat on Thursday evening at the LU Soccer Complex in the Southland Conference Tournament semifinals.

Parts of Fort Polk-Vernon WMA to be reopened

While the ongoing federal government shutdown has resulted in the closure of Fort Polk Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), limited exceptions will allow for the temporary reopening of some areas of Fort Polk-Vernon WMA, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.

Demons are dominated by Cowboys

The Northwestern State football team’s first visit to newly renamed Navarre Stadium did not end with the Demons’ second straight road victory in the series with McNeese.

Nine NSU runners post PRs at Southland Conference Championships

When running in the conference meet to end the season, competitors would like to be running their best.That is just what many runners did for Northwestern State at the Southland Conference Cross Country Championships, as many posted personal bests Friday morning on the campus of NSU.