Natchitoches News

A free concert and street dance featuring Boomerang will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today on Front Street in Natchitoches after Northwestern State University's home football game against Southeastern.

By Jack Elliott Early morning . . . the world is just awaking and beginning a new work day, seemingly just another that will pass and be forgotten.

After the Northwestern home football game on Saturday, enjoy a free concert and street dance in downtown Natchitoches.

Residents can visit the following website for information about ROAD CLOSURES: www.opso.net POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES Entergy crews are on standby in the event of loss of power.

The Natchitoches and Shreveport campuses of Northwestern State University have closed today due to weather conditions, a news release states.

High school marching bands from Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are scheduled to compete Saturday in the 2009 Northwestern State University Marching Contest at Turpin Stadium on the NSU campus in Natchitoches.

Many consider Louisiana to be one of the most haunted states in America. Considering the territory hails back 300-plus years, farther back with Native American history, it's easy to understand why.

From 6-7:30 p.m. today, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts' representatives will be available to meet with prospective students and parents at the Ouachita Parish Library located at 1800 Stubbs in Monroe.

The city of Natchitoches Main Street Program in partnership with Northwestern State University Order of Omega will sponsor Witch Way to Main Street From 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday in downtown Natchitoches.

NATCHITOCHES - In less than a month, the city of Natchitoches will transform itself into the City of Lights and play host to 45 days of almost non-stop holiday frivolity.

Road closure: Intersection of Milton in Alexandria. Date of completion: 3 p.m., Friday, Oct.

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Early this afternoon, a crash involving two vehicles killed three and injured four others.

Stan Gallien of Pineville said he lived in New Orleans for 20 years until Hurricane Katrina forced him to move into the family home.

The city of Monroe and Mayor Jamie Mayo will be honored Thursday at the Louisiana American Planning Association Conference award luncheon in Natchitoches.

No one would ever have predicted that the most high profile of elder abuse cases would involve a woman who reigned for decades as grande dame of New York society and was also known as a committed philanthropist.

A Natchitoches Parish grand jury indicted Deontay Deshun Hardy, 19, of 116 Amanda Drive, Natchitoches, Monday on a charge of second degree murder, according to District Attorney Van Kyzar.

Former Covington County Probate Judge Sherrie Phillips ran out of delay tactics yesterday when the Supreme Court of Alabama denied her request for certiorari, or review, of the case in which she was found guilty of felony theft and ethics charges last year.

During the long months of testimony in the Astor trial, as the courtroom emptied of spectators and the headlines shrunk, prosecutors and other professionals involved in elder abuse cases were still paying close attention.