‘Cabaret’ underway at NSU

Northwestern Theatre and Dance will present “Cabaret” April 10-13 in the Art Studio of the NSU Print Shop located across Central Ave. from the Fredericks Center for Creative and Performing Arts. Performance times are April 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and April 13 at 2 p.m.

NSU honors ‘Distinguished Communications Professionals’

Northwestern State University’s Department of New Media, Journalism and Communication Arts honored the late Jerry Byrd Sr., Lane Luckie and Val Marmillion as 2025 Distinguished Communications Professionals during a lunch and awards program Friday.

JUST TALKIN’

JT was driving home from Shreveport the other evening and he happened to notice just how dark it was. Then it hit him that it was a stark image revealing that International Paper Mill in Campti shut down.

Department of Education reduces State testing time by half

Louisiana is working to make good on its commitment to responsibly reduce the time students spend taking state tests.

BAYLEIGH EASLEY

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHAlliance Compressors named Bayleigh Easley as Employee of the Month for February. Bayleigh has worked at Alliance for two years.

BOM President and CEO appointed chairman of ICBA committee

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced that Ken Hale, President and CEO of BOM Bank, has been appointed to serve as the Chairman of the ICBA’s Safety and Soundness Committee.

Public Service Commissioner says amendment would have been detrimental to educators

Dear Editor:On March 29, Louisiana voters wisely rejected a State Constitutional Amendment that would have destroyed a multi-million- dollar educational savings account.

Traffic stop results in arrest of wanted man in possession of narcotics and firearm

.A traffic stop led to the arrest of a wanted Natchitoches man that resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics and a firearm according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright.On Monday evening, March 31, at approximately 7:36 p.m, Deputies were patrolling on La.

Impact Team arrests wanted teenager and seizes fully automatic AR-15

The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office Impact Team, which consists of members from the Criminal Investigations Bureau, Patrol Operations Bureau, and Drug Enforcement Unit, continues its efforts to combat narcotics violations, gun violence, and property crimes in Natchitoches Parish according to...

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS & EVENTS

OngoingVoices 4 Autism is offering a Chair Fitness Class geared toward older active adults or anyone who needs a low impact class to stay strong and mobile.The free weekly class is held Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the MLK Recreational Center dance studio. Instructor is Ms. RM Reilford.