IP Mill will have summer intern program

International Paper is gearing up to welcome Lakeview High School students into their summer internship program. This week representatives from the mill were joined by principal Chase Stepp and the counselor Germaine Wynn to talk with students about the opportunity.

Mayor’s Youth Council accepting applications from 11th and 12th graders

The City of Natchitoches Mayor’s Youth Council is accepting applications.The Mayor’s Youth Council promotes civic engagement and inspires the next generation by fostering participation in city government and volunteerism.

Cassidy, Hassan release policy framework on Medicare site-neutral reform to lower health care costs

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a legislative framework to address site-neutral Medicare payment reform to lower health care costs for patients and save taxpayer dollars.

Cassidy, Cruz, Crenshaw, colleagues file bicameral amicus brief defending American energy

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02), and colleagues filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear or rehear en banc City of Port Isabel v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Americans seek a return to common sense

Elon Musk is very interesting and inspiring to me. He strikes me as being so intelligent it’s as though he must slow down his brain enough to articulate words.

Twelve Angry Jurors running through weekend at Northwestern

Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will present the drama “Twelve Angry Jurors” on Nov. 6-10 in Theatre West. Performance times are Nov. 69 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 910 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children and senior citizens.

Attorney General agents arrest former Winn Parish COA director

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office arrests former Director of Winn Parish Council on Aging for mishandling agency funds for personal use Agents with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office arrested Jennifer Higgs of Larry Bruce Road in Winnfield on Oct. 0.

Possum hunters charged with cruelty to animals by LDWF; severe fine possible

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent arrested three men for alleged cruelty to animal in Sabine Parish.Sgt. Harvey Pearce arrested Cole Sattler, 21, of Belmont, on Oct. 19, Hayden Spann, 25, of Pleasant Hill, on Oct. 19, and Joshua Rivers, 29, of Zwolle, on Oct.

Trafficking methamphetamine lands three in federal prison

Three north Louisiana men involved in the trafficking of methamphetamine have been sentenced in federal court, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.This case was an Organized Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operation which was conducted in the Sabine Parish area.

Two charged with armed robbery after taking cell phone from victim

The Natchitoches Police Department has arrested Jaquez Flakes, 20, and Jeremi Guy Jr., 19, both of Natchitoches, for armed robbery.On Oct 28, around 8:15 a.m., officers were notified an armed robbery had occurred in the 500 block of North Street earlier in the morning.