JUST TALKIN’

This “pardoning” thing is just not right.Did you know Joe Biden issued 8,064 pardons from 2021 to 2025?Trump has issued 1,737 so far, Obama issued 1,927 pardons in his eight years and George Bush only signed 200 pardons in his two terms.

CALENDAR

Campus events and activities for Jan. 19-25Here is a look at the week of Jan. 12-18 at Northwestern State UniversityJan. 19-21 – Late registration for Spring 2025 semesterJan. 20 – University closed for Martin Luther King Jr. HolidayJan. 20 – Martin Luther King Jr.

Kiwanis News

The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches held their weekly meeting Jan. 9. President Brittany Barton welcomed the members and guests, then gave club updates. Barton discussed the summary from last week’s brainstorming session.

Parish Council will meet Tuesday

The Parish Council meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 21at 5:30 p.m. on second floor of the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse.The change is because of the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Jan. 20.

St. Mary’s, Immaculate Conception will host March for Life event

The community is invited to attend the fourth annual Natchitoches March for Life hosted by St. Mary’s Catholic School and The Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Church.The event is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 24, on the riverbank stage at 10 a.m. with the March beginning at 1 p.m.

CAPA will be well represented at Music Educators Association Conference in New Orleans

Six members of Northwestern State University’s music faculty and one graduate student will be representing the Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts at the annual Louisiana Music Educators Association Conference on Jan. 1619 in New Orleans.Director of Orchestras and Professor of Music Dr.

NSU Alum is in Naismith Hall of Fame, gets ‘Nth Degree’

Peabody Magnet’s boys basketball team scored a signature win Jan. 3 in front of a jammed gymnasium on campus, outlasting Alexandria Senior High 65-55 in a matchup of two of Cenla’s strongest teams.It was also a showcase in a pregame ceremony as Northwestern State University President James T.

Area Operation Christmas Child volunteers pack over 17,000 boxes with new goals set for 2025

The Natchitoches Lions Club recently learned about the yearlong efforts of Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.Local churches collect toys, create gifts and pack shoeboxes year-round in an effort to spread joy, along with a message of hope, around the world.

Beginning ceramic class at NSU

A beginning ceramics class, “Playing in the Mud,” will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education starting Jan. 23. The class will be held on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. through Feb. 27 in Room 113 of the Fine Arts Annex.

Basic private investigator training to begin at NSU

Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education will offer a 40-Hour Basic Private Investigator Training Course on Jan. 31– Feb. 2 and Feb. 7-9 in the secondfloor classroom of South Hall on NSU’s Natchitoches campus.The class will be on Friday from 6 p.m.