State Library announces return of Louisiana Book Festival in October

The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana is excited to announce the return of the Louisiana Book Festival on Saturday, Oct. 31.The 22nd annual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Louisiana residents encouraged to use new tools to prepare for hurricane season

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is reminding Louisianans to prepare now for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season by taking advantage of updated Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) storm resources, including a redesigned web page and mobile app.

Emilyn Horton earns national Phi Mu Alumna Achievement Award

Emilyn Matthews Horton, a 1987, 1993 and 2001 graduate of Northwestern State University, received the Phi Mu Outstanding Alumna Achievement Award for Contribution to the Community, one of the fraternity’s highest national honors.

BPCC offering one-stop enrollment services for students across Northwest Louisiana

Bossier Parish Community College is bringing one-stop enrollment services directly to communities across Northwest Louisiana through a series of registration events designed to help current and prospective students prepare for the Fall 2026 semester.

CHRISTUS Health grows cohort program to NSU healthcare students

In an effort to strengthen the local healthcare workforce and create new opportunities for aspiring clinicians, CHRISTUS Health is expanding its tuition-free cohort program to Northwestern State University (NSU) Cenla campus, Louisiana State University Eunice (LSUE) and Louisiana Technical...

OLD BETHEL NEWS

318-352-8898This past Sunday, Bro. J.C. Townsend brought the message from Numbers 21:4-9. He talked about the Israelites, how they were discouraged, disrespectful to Moses and to God.How they wanted to why he brought into this wilderness, when in Egypt they had food and water.

Coushatta Man Killed in Single Vehicle Red River Parish Crash

Red River Parish – This morning, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 71 near Louisiana Highway 4. The crash claimed the life of 58-year-old Michael Walker of Coushatta.

LSP Investigating Mansfield Police Dept. Officer-Involved Shooting

Mansfield – LSP Detectives continued their investigation into the Mansfield Police Department officer- involved shooting that occurred on July 7, 2026.Preliminary evidence indicates that at approximately 12:09 a.m., a Mansfield Police Department Officer conducted a traffic stop on U.S.

NSU offers beginning ceramics class

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Engagement will offer Playing in the Mud: Beginning Ceramics on Thursday evenings Aug. 20-Sept. 24.This course is an introduction to working with clay.

Attorney General Pushes to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls

Attorney General Liz Murrill and 48 other attorneys general called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can’t use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans.