Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests for Jan. 19 - Feb. 1

1 Ryley Desadier, 23 (wm), arrested for failure to appear 2. William Poston, 17 (wm), arrested for failure to appear 3. Billy Byone, 56 (wm), arrested for failure to appear 4. Kenneth Skero, 45 (lm), arrested for failure to appear 5.

Demons add 22 in spring signing/transfer class

Northwestern State picked up a bevy of talented transfers on the defensive side of the ball plus some key addition on offense and special teams as part of its transfer class.

LDWF needs entries for Durable Hard License Artwork Contest

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) sells hard collector’s license cards for $5. These optional collectible cards let you carry all your active annual licenses on a single, long-lasting card that fits in your wallet.

Northwestern lands 86 on SLC Fall Honor Roll

For the third straight fall semester, more than half of all Northwestern State student-athletes earned Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll honors.

The Natchitoches Central High School

The Natchitoches Central High School

Chamber taps two for prestigious honors, Lifetime Achievement, President’s Award

Two Natchitoches leaders will be honored by the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Cmmerce Go Natchitoches wards Banquet.They are Dr.Steve G. Horton and Claire Prymus.

Roundup says Louisiana has highest average combined sales tax in the nation

Louisiana has the highest average combined state and local sales tax rate in the nation, at 10.11%, according to the Tax Foundation’s latest state-by-state roundup for 2026.The ranking reflects Louisiana’s unusually high mix of state and local levies.

Restaurant remodel among building permits

The only new structure building permit issued during January was for a residential, other structure permit according to the January report from Planning and Zoning Director Shontrell Roque.Artoun Ramiana Jr. and Lesley P.

JUST TALKIN’

Not much interest from what JT can gather about this year’s Super Bowl.Not a lot of interest in the teams or the halftime. What they are talking about are the commercials.Some have already been previewed…and they are pretty good.

JUST TALKIN’

To the surprise of probably no one…Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on Monday morning proclaiming we have six more weeks of winter. (By the way…he’s predicted a longer winter out of the last five years.