Tourism professionals connect with international buyers and media

The Louisiana Office of Tourism (LOT) and a contingency of tourism representatives wrapped up the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW 2025 in Chicago where they connected with travel buyers and media from more than 70 countries.

Juneteenth in Natchez

Folk Festival adds new cookoff: ‘Red Beans and Rice’ for all cooks

This year’s Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival on July 19 will include a Red Beans and Rice Cookoff. Professionals and hobbyists alike can compete to demonstrate their cooking skills. Registration and the cooks’ meeting will take place at 8 a.m. in the N-Club Room inside Prather Coliseum.

Facility that produces resource essential to aerospace, national defense gets protection from Chinese

Atalco’s Gramercy facility in St. James Parish is the last remaining producer of alumina in the United States, a resource essential to the aerospace, national defense, and manufacturing sectors.

NSU Athletics Scholarship Auction set

The 19th biennial Northwestern State Athletics Scholarship Auction presented by BOM Bank is Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Natchitoches Events Center. Cocktail hour begins at 5 p.m., and the main program begins at 6 p.m.

Village of Natchez Juneteenth Festival

Dr. Arthur’s Practice

Beginning a career as a physician in the 1880s was difficult. For Dr. Arthur, it was more difficult than for many other of his former classmates because Dr. Arthur was from a poor family.

OLD BETHEL NEWS

Sunday we didn’t go to church because my husband, Malcolm had surgery twice this past week. Judy Montet sent me what Bro. Wayne Salley peached on. His message came from Psalm 33:1-12. Praise God for His creation and providence. Rejoice in the Lord. Praise God in song and music.

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingNatchitoches Parish Library Summer Reading Program Children’s performance Schedule Riverbank Stage at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

NPSO arrests

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office arrests for June 19-29 1. Quantesha Charles, 33 (bf), arrested for 3 counts of failure to appear 2. Alvin Bolden, 35 (bm), arrested for violation of protective order 3. Rovarrious Wilson, 37 (bm), arrested for possession of schedule I, safety belt use 4.