POWER OUTAGE ON EAST LAKESHORE DRIVE AND SURROUNDING ARE

The City of Natchitoches would like to inform the public that the City of Natchitoches Utility Department is currently performing utility work on East Lakeshore Drive. Crews are replacing two utility poles and a section of cable in the area.

LIHEAP assistance guidelines listed for appointments June 3

The Parish of Natchitoches Office of Community Services (OCS) announces funds are available to help low-income households in Natchitoches Parish stay safe and cool in the summer by helping with home cooling bills.

Louisiana students select Readers’ Choice Award winners

More than 24,000 Louisiana K-12 students read in excess of 82,000 books during the last year to select the winners of the 20242025 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards.

Transparency website is portal into ‘voluminous’ info about financials

In late March the Department of Treasury launched the Louisiana K-12 School Transparency Website, the country’s most comprehensive and transparent state educational website.

Library Friends book sale thru May

The Friends of the Natchitoches Parish Library are hosting it’s Spring Book Sale through Saturday, May 31, and everything is just 50 cents.Books, movies, and more are available in the 3rd Floor Meeting Room of the NPL Main Branch at 450 2nd St. during regular library hours.

Several units respond to 1-car wreck on La. Hwy. 480 at Campti

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Deputies, Louisiana State Police, Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #9 with rescue equipment and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports of a single-vehicle crash on La. Hwy 480 near La.

Shreveport man jailed after high-speed, pursuit, crash while fleeing from repo man

A Shreveport man is in custody following a high-speed pursuit and crash in Natchitoches Parish on Friday, May 23, 2025, according to Sheriff Stuart Wright.At approximately 2:19 p.m.

60 grams of fentanyl seized during drug bust after traffic stop

-A traffic stop led to a drug bust Wednesday evening, resulting in the seizure of approximately 60 grams of suspected fentanyl and the arrest of a Grant Parish man on multiple felony charges, according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright.At approximately 7.m.

NPSO Arrests

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office Arrests May 15-21 1.

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a vehicle fire in the 5300 block of University Parkway near I-49 Monday, May 26, at 3:38 p.m. Deputies patrolling the area observed the fire and contacted NATCOM 911 to dispatch emergency fire units.