News

The Heroes’ Hall of Faith

Entrance into it isn’t because of our remarkable accomplishments.It’s because of our trust in the One Who created us.Yes, Hebrews 11 is often called the “Heroes’ Hall of Faith” chapter because of all the saints’ names who are listed there.

DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER

Law enforcement officials from around Louisiana have presented a determined and unified message that, at times, became personal during the kickoff for the Labor Day Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

Library turns up the fun with lasers, lights, little dancers

The NPL Turns Up the Fun with Lasers, Lights, and Little Dancers Natchitoches, LA, August 28, 2026 – A pair of free, “sold-out” events lit up the Natchitoches Parish Library (NPL) recently as disco lighting and dark lights illuminated the Main Branch’s first floor and invisible laser beams streaked...

More than 500 applications seek rural health Federal funding

(The Center Square) — More than 500 applicants are seeking a share of Louisiana’s new federal rural health funding, but not every request will be approved as they begin deciding how to divide more than $200 million.Louisiana was awarded roughly $208 million through the Trump administration’s Rural...

Dynamic Duo

Dr. Todd Tarifa, right, and Dr. Kim Williams, left, presented Pam Pierce and Amanda Clark The Dynamic Duo Award during the President’s Parle’ at the LAE4-HAYDP Convention Pierce and Clark are 4-H agents who serve the youth of Natchitoches Parish.

Lagniappe Book Club will meet in September

Join fellow Natchitoches readers for Literary Lagniappe, an evening book club with discussion guided by Marné Deranger at the Natchitoches Picnic Company, meeting September 15 at 10 am (lunch) and 6 pm (dinner) at 524 Front St. Marné is a lifelong reader who collaborates with authors and...

Library of Louisiana will help kids with homework 7 days a week at no cost

With students across Louisiana returning to school and settling into a new year of classes, parents and students don’t have to tackle every homework challenge alone.Homework Louisiana, a free online tutoring service from the State Library of Louisiana, provides Louisiana families with access to...

Get the drunks off the road!

Louisiana has always been a “free and easy” state when it comes to drinking and driving. Visitors are dumbfounded when they see drive-through Daiquiri shops across the state. Just as prevalent are the drive through liquor stores that punctuate the Bayou State.