Courthouse security gets underway

  • Employees from Pat Williams Construction Co. have begun demolition and drainage work at the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse.
    Employees from Pat Williams Construction Co. have begun demolition and drainage work at the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse.

    There is nailing, hammering and other construction noises at the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse but it’s for a good reason—security.

    Construction of a much-needed project called a sally port is underway. A sally port is a secure, controlled entry way to an enclosure for a fortification or prison. The entrance is usually protected by some means, such as a fixed wall on the outside, parallel to the d…