JUST TALKIN’

Here’s a few things to ponder while adjusting to the fact LSU Baseball won’t be in Omaha this year...one year after winning the National Championship. The last time they missed the NCAA Tournament was in 2011.

Specialists giving Northwestern’s pipe organ a glow-up

N o r t h w e s t e r n State’s pipe organ is getting a glow-up Specialists from Reuter Organ Company arrived in Natchitoches this week to disassemble, pack and transport Northwestern State University’s famed pipe organ back to its place of origin in Lawrence, Kansas, where it will undergo...

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New schoolmobile takes books to Parish students

The Natchitoches Parish Library (NPL) has placed a new Schoolmobile into service, extending free educational resources into the schools and neighborhoods of Natchitoches Parish and ensuring that distance and transportation are never barriers to learning.

Friends of Library book sale underway until May 30

The Friends of the Natchitoches Parish Library (FoNPL) invites the community to browse hundreds of affordable titles at their Mini Book Sale, running May 15 through May 30 at the Natchitoches Parish Library (NPL) Main Branch.

Grant will expand access to STEM for community and technical colleges

Through a $50,000 grant from the Drax Foundation, Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC) is expanding educational access and strengthening STEM and advanced manufacturing pathways by providing 25 scholarships for students in high-demand programs and introducing middle and high school...

Mark Your Calendars! MAY

Complimentary Downtown Walking Tours of the Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. Depart from the Natchitoches Visitors Center on Front St. Call 318/356-5555 for more information and to book group tours.

NSU’s Sophia Witman earns fourth place in ACRA race

Northwestern State University rower Sophia Witman finished fourth in the country in the women’s 1x event at the American Collegiate Rowing Association Championship held this past weekend in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.The fourth-place finish is the highest in women’s 1x in NSU’s history.