Boil advisory for West Natchitoches, affected areas in effect

The City of Natchitoches has issued a boil advisory for West Natchitoches and all areas affected by the Monday, Sept. 7, water outage.

Fort St. John Baptiste Historic Site

Continue to celebrate America 250! when the Cane River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and Fort St. John Baptiste Historic Site host a program Saturday, Sept.26 from 9301:30 a.m. at the Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historical Site at 155 Rue Jefferson.Most notable will be the...

Two new home starts among building permits in August

The City Planning and Zoning Department issued 40 building permits during August with a total application valuation of $792,936.The largest permit issued was to Donald D. Berry at 255 Peninsula for a new residential single family detached building valued at $400,000.There was another new home...

Former Demon baseball coach named to Sports Hall of Fame

During Jim Wells’ time as Northwestern State’s baseball coach, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame was housed in Prather Coliseum – a long way physically from the structure at the end of Front Street that now houses the Pelican State’s athletic legends.While that building opened nearly two decades...

JUST TALKIN’

Remember Yogi Berra’s quote, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings,” well that applies to the Southeastern Conference and the LSU “dispute”…and she ain’t sung yet.JT got a chuckle when he read a headline the other day saying the legal battles between the two had “de-escalated.”This has really been...

City crews responding to water outage

The City of Natchitoches is currently experiencing a water outage affecting portions of the west side of Natchitoches.City crews are actively working to identify and repair the issue and restore water service to affected residents and businesses as quickly as possible.At this time, there is no...

NSU closes due to city water issues

Northwestern State University’s main campus in Natchitoches  dismissed classes at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 due to low water pressure, possible water outages and issues with City of Natchitoches water that could affect the campus.  The campus  remains closed for the rest of the day.

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Sept. 11 is deadline for nominations for Natchitoches Treasures names

The City of Natchitoches is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Natchitoches Treasures.

Miss Merry Christmases will be grand marshals of Festival parade

As the Natchitoches Christmas Festival celebrates 100 years of holiday tradition, former Miss Merry Christmas titleholders from across the decades will return to Natchitoches to serve collectively as the Honorary Grand Marshals of the 2026 Natchitoches Christmas “Festival of Lights” Parade As part...