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Thursday, March 23, 2023NYP Pub Crawl Continues to Provide A Positive Impact on Local Businesses
Natchitoches, LA, March 22, 2023: The Natchitoches Young Professionals, an initiative of the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, held its eighth annual Pub Crawl event on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Pub Crawl is a much-anticipated, annual event, at which attendees participate in a poker run and access food and drink specials downtown. Like previous years, the event also featured discounts at Chamber member businesses. A total of 12 different restaurants and shops participated in the event by offering
Thursday, March 23, 2023Saturday Town Hall with Mayor Williams
NATCHITOCHES: Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr. would like to invite Natchitoches residents to a virtual town hall to be held this Saturday, March 25, 2023. The town hall will begin at 10:00 AM using the Zoom platform. This service is being offered on a Saturday morning through Zoom to allow more residents to interact with their local government representative. Due to the city’s Zoom setting, the first 100 people will be able to participate in this town hall. To connect, use the Zoom link, meeting ID, and
Wednesday, March 15, 2023Public Notice - New Public Transit Service for Grant & Natchitoches ready!
Media Contact: Jonathan Bolen, RAPC Chief Transportation Officerjbolen@rapc.info PUBLIC NOTICENew public transit service for Grant and Natchitoches ready!RAPC launches rural public transit pilot program for Grant and Natchitoches Parishes March 22. Starting Wednesday, March 22, Grant and Natchitoches parish residents can request a ride from the Rapides Area Planning Commission’s Rural Public Transit Pilot program. The program provides curb-to-curb transportation service throughout Grant and Natchitoches
Wednesday, March 15, 2023P.E.O. awards Continuing Education Grant to NSU student Melanie Wright
NATCHITOCHES – Melanie Wright, a senior business administration major at Northwestern State University from Haughton, was awarded a Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Program for Continuing Education Grant from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by P.E.O. Chapter BG of Natchitoches, The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education was established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in the U.S. and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return
Wednesday, March 15, 2023NSU will install Jefferson Highway marker at site of 1922Natchitoches tourist camp
NATCHITOCHES – A new sign will be installed in front of Northwestern State University’s Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library, where a tourist camp on the Jefferson Highway was established 101 years ago. The University partnered with the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Jefferson Highway Association, an organization that identifies, preserves, interprets and improves access to the Jefferson Highway and its associated sites, to install the marker. The installation will take place at 10
Tuesday, March 14, 2023International Paper-Red River Mill Accepting Grant Applications through Sept.1, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Alexa Steele Communications Coordinator – Red River 318-476-8107 Alexa.steele@ipaper.comINTERNATIONAL PAPER RED RIVER MILL ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH SEPT. 1, 2023 CAMPTI, LA (March 14, 2023) – The International Paper Red River Mill is accepting applications for International Paper Foundation grants at www.ipgiving.com through Sept. 1, 2023. In 2022, the foundation awarded $63,000 in grants to area non-profit organizations. The International
Monday, March 13, 2023New public transit service for Grant and Natchitoches ready!
New public transit service for Grant and Natchitoches ready! RAPC launches rural public transit pilot program for Grant and Natchitoches Parishes March 22. Starting Wednesday, March 22, Grant and Natchitoches parish residents can request a ride from the Rapides Area Planning Commission’s Rural Public Transit Pilot program. The program provides curb-to-curb transportation service throughout Grant and Natchitoches Parishes as part of a two-year pilot program operated by the Rapides Area Planning
Friday, March 10, 2023COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
PUBLIC NOTICE COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDSMarch 10, 2023City of NatchitochesThese notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Natchitoches. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about March 6, the City of Natchitoches will submit a request to the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Programfor the release of LCDBG-CV Love Louisiana Outdoors Program funds
Friday, March 10, 2023STATUS UPDATE OF HVAC REPLACEMENT AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. RECREATION CENTER
NATCHITOCHES – The City of Natchitoches would like to notify the public that the HVAC Replacement project at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center located at 660 MLK Jr. is scheduled to start Monday, March 13, 2023. The City was awarded a grant by the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (LCDBG-CV) to replace the current HVAC system in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center in its entirety. The City has advertised for bids to replace the HVAC system and has
Friday, March 10, 2023Driver education class to begin April 5
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will present a Driver Education class on April 5-8 from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Driving schedules will be set once the class begins. The course will consist of 30 hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of eight hours of practice driving (behind-the-wheel instruction). Participants will receive a certificate verifying successful completion of the course. Those taking the class must provide proof
Friday, March 10, 2023McCain, NSU first Pi Kappa Phi, will be guest speaker at Morgan Scholarship Pogram
NATCHITOCHES – Jack McCain Jr. of Natchitoches will be keynote speaker at the Morgan Extra Mile Scholarship program at Northwestern State University March 20. The Morgan Scholarship program honors members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority who distinguish themselves through academic success, chapter leadership, campus involvement and part-time employment. McCain, 88, was the first Archon, or president, of the Beta Omicron Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi when it was chartered at
Thursday, March 09, 2023Love the Boot Week 2023
KEEP NATCHITOCHES BEAUTIFUL/CITY OF NATCHITOCHES TO HOLD CLEANUP EVENT ON APRIL 20, 2023 FOR LOVE THE BOOT WEEK Love the Boot Week, April 17-23, 2023, is Louisiana’s Largest Litter Cleanup Organized by Keep Louisiana Beautiful NATCHITOCHES, LA — On April 20, 2023 from 10 – 11 AM, Keep Natchitoches Beautiful/City of Natchitoches will host Love the Boot Cleanup 2023 as part of Love the Boot Week, Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup effort held in conjunction with Earth Week, April 17-23, 2023. Love the Boot
Thursday, March 09, 2023Master's in English program at Northwestern State receives national ranking
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). NSU’s English programs were ranked 13th and earned top honors for overall quality, affordability and commitment to student success. "This year, we focused on the schools making it easier for students to compete in today’s increasingly difficult job market,” said Kyle Darland, co-founder of OMD. “Each ranked school offers a fully or
Thursday, March 09, 2023State Sen. Louie Bernard speaks to NSU social work class
NATCHITOCHES – State Senator Louie Bernard was invited to speak to a social work class at Northwestern State University where he discussed issues and policies in Louisiana from a legislator’s perspective. Students in Social Work 4350, a social welfare policy class, asked questions pertaining to gun control, marijuana legalization and juvenile corrections. As part of their coursework, students are required to identify and analyze issues in their community and develop a plan for action to address and
Wednesday, March 08, 2023Ceramics class to start March 23
A beginning ceramics class, “Playing in the Mud,” will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education starting Thursday, March 23. The class will be offered on Thursday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. through May 4 in Room 113 of the Fine Arts Annex. The fee is $125 plus a $20 material fee paid directly to the instructor on the first night of class. Enrollment to the class is limited. This course is an introduction to working with clay. The student will learn
Wednesday, March 08, 2023NSU presents ''The Bald Soprano''March 15-19 and 22-25
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will perform the one-act absurdist comedy “The Bald Soprano” March 15-19 and 22-25 in Theatre West. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. on March 15-18 and 22-25. The March 19 performance will be a 2 p.m. matinee. Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens and children under 12. Northwestern State, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts and BPCC@NSU students are admitted free with a current student I.D. Tickets can be purchased online
Tuesday, March 07, 2023News Release: 3/7/2023
The City of Natchitoches announces that work will continue this week on the ongoing Street Rehabilitation project. Today, Williams Equipment Services is constructing the cement-treated base course on St. Clair Avenue from East Fourth Street to East Fifth Street. This work will continue on Tuesday, March 7, between East Second Street and East Fourth Street, with the remainder of St. Clair Avenue to Williams Avenue being completed on Wednesday, March 8. Following soil cement construction, a liquid
Thursday, March 02, 2023City of Natchitoches - Street Rehab Update
The City of Natchitoches announces that base construction work will resume on Friday, March 3, on St. Clair Avenue from Williams Avenue to East Fifth Street. On Friday, Williams Equipment Services LLC will pulverize the existing base material between East Third Street and East Fifth Street, followed by construction of the cement-treated base course in this area on Saturday, March 4. Then, weather permitting, the section of St. Clair Avenue between Williams Avenue and East Third Street will be pulverized
Thursday, January 19, 2023Library To Host Tech Talks
Natchitoches, LA, January 19, 2023 – The Natchitoches Parish Library (NPL) is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of “Tech Talk” – a series of classes designed to help adults build skills and confidence in using technology, for both personal enjoyment and employment reasons. The Tech Talks will be offered as in-person classes, taught by library staff, at the NPL Main Branch. Each topic is a standalone class, with evening and morning sessions available. Participants will increase their digital
Thursday, June 21, 2018City of Natchitoches Water System Boil Order
Contact: Janna Jenkins, City of Natchitoches Phone: (318) 352-2746 Email: jjenkins@natchitochesla.gov 6/20/18 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City of Natchitoches Water System Boil Order NATCHITOCHES – The City of Natchitoches would like to advise the public that a boil order has been issued by The Louisiana Department of Health for The City of Natchitoches Water System. The water system test showed the presence of Total Coliform (E.coli). The City of Natchitoches cautions all residents who consume
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