Church News

Mt. Olive Baptist Church is seeing a dedicated, spiritually grounded musician to serve during Sunday worship services and special programs. Must be dependable, musically skilled with the ability to play with excellence and committed to supporting an hour of worship per what honors God.

The U.S. state of Louisiana

The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes (French: paroisses), making it the only state besides Alaska to not call its primary subdivisions 'counties'.

City Council adopts 2026-27 budget with one amendment

The City Council adopted the budget for 2026-27 at the Council meeting Monday.There was one amendment offered by Councilperson Eddie Harrington concerning additional revenue and expenses.The budget allows for approximately $230,000 to potentially hire an economic development consultant.

JUST TALKIN’

The Louisiana legislature must end its current session by 6 p.m. on Monday. (They normally are through in plenty of time.. although they have gone to the wire before so to speak.)What that means is that during these final days a lot gets done and sometimes things get undone.

Honor Quilts go to 8 veterans Memorial Day

MaryLynne Marquardt and Margaret Kilcoyne, members of Cane River Stitchers, presented Honor Quilts to seven veterans during the Memorial Day service at the Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park.Making the memorial quilts was a community service project.

2 New Deputies

Red River Parish Sheriff Glen Edwards is pleased to announce the addition of Jackson Ellis and Cody Mathews to his patrol staff.

ULM Announces Locals on Spring Semester 2026 President’s List and Dean’s List

MONROE, LA (05/15/2026)— The University of Louisiana Monroe announces the students on the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester.

NSU to offer Summer Rock Camp June 22-26

NATCHITOCHES – A Summer Rock Camp will be held at Northwestern State University on June 22-26 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Fine Arts Annex. The fee for the camp is $180, which is due when camp contracts come out.

Bill targets foreign adversaries near military bases in state contracts

Two bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature would expand the state’s power to respond to what lawmakers describe as threats from foreign adversaries, targeting both land ownership near military sites and state contracts that could benefit hostile foreign entities.