By Wiley Butler Shreveport National Weather Service Cooperative Observer The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued for a FLOOD WATCH for Natchitoches Parish. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, May 16-17. Flooding caused by excessive…
Travis Lamar Alexander JrSept. 24, 1942 — May 13, 2024Funeral services for Travis Lamar Alexander Jr. 81, of Natchitoches will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Natchitoches. Visitation will be held from a 10 a.m. until time of service at the church.…
Sibley Lake is closed until further notice. The boat ramps on Sibley Lake are closed due to high water levels. A notification will be posted when the ramps reopen.
There are three bridges on tap for inspection next week.The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), advises the public that on Tuesday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. p.m.permitting, Bridge on LA 1-X (Church Street.) over Cane River will be closed to traffic for bridge…
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has released its annual 2023 Public Water System Grade Report. Grades are based on a calendar year, Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, on a 100- point scale.A letter grade of A is 100-90, B is 80-89, C is 70-79, D is 60-69, and F is 59 or lower.LDH determines letter…
Jessie Church with Natchitoches Parish School Board’s Department of Teaching and Learning gave an overview of Summer School 2024 during the board’s May 7 committee meeting.Summer school is available to those students in second to 12th grades who meet the criteria.The criteria is attendance and /or…
As we wind down the school year and Teacher Appreciation week comes to a close, JT thinks we would be remised if we didn’t stop to think about those educators who molded our lives and the lives of today’s students.Their impact on our future self is indelible.As the late Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes…
Two sessions of a driver education course will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education in June and July.The first session will be taught on June 3-6. The deadline to register is May 17. A mandatory parent meeting will be on May 21 at 6 p.m.…