Have you gotten your Jazz Festival tickets yet?It’s a great opportunity for area music lovers to hear some headliners and groups we might not ever get the chance to hear.A special thanks goes to all those who have worked so hard on this year’s event, and to those groups and individuals who have…
On Wednesday Gov. Jeff Landry held a bill signing in his office. He signed Sen. Cleo Fields bill, SB 255. This bill creates a second majority-black Supreme Court seat in Louisiana, “Today, we fulfilled our responsibility and ensured the people of Louisiana will have a fair, democratic, and equally…
The Senate Finance Committee voted 4-3 Thursday to pass an amended version of the education savings account program backed by Gov. Jeff Landry, slowing down its implementation and possibly setting the stage for it to be smaller than originally envisioned.The education savings account program,…
The City of Natchitoches launched its lead service line inventory project and will host a series of meetings to field questions from the community.The City was awarded a grant through the Louisiana Department of Health to determine whether lead materials exist at each home in the City by assessing…
The City’s operating budget for 2024-25 will be $88,194,635.A breakdown of the total is:•General Fund: $19,866,611•Proprietary/Utility Fund: $42,447,183•Special Funds: $25,880,841 Total: $88,194,635 The General Fund operates on revenue from five sources:•Property taxes $6.3 million•Licenses and…
Skye Marie Dager of Pineville is the winner of the 2024 Meraki Scholarship presented to a student in Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Art. Artist James Borders established the scholarship to honor the memory of his wife, Lisa Chesser Borders, who lost her battle with…
Registration is open for the Northwestern State baseball team’s Alumni Weekend activities, set for May 10-11 when the Demons host New Orleans in their final Southland Conference series of the season.All alumni are invited to attend the two-day event, which will include a tour of the NSU baseball…
When the calendar flipped from March to April, junior outfielder Balin Valentine had driven in five runs in the first 26 games of his Northwestern State baseball career.In a month known for producing showers, Valentine delivered a waterfall of RBIs, driving in 32 runs in the Demons’ 16 April games…
Breaking a school record that had stood for more than 40 years and running one of the top times in the country in the 100-meter dash earned the Northwestern State a pair of Southland Conference track and field weekly awards, the league announced Wednesday.Zachaeus Beard and Djimon Gumbs, both…
