Provencal News

NATCHITOCHES - Natchitoches Police Chief Melvin Holmes, the city's first black chief, will retire from the force effective Nov.

“We will know more about the scope of aid required as our caseworkers meet with more families”

The American Red Cross is on site in Natchitoches Parish assessing damage caused from Sunday's storms in the Provencal area, according to an agency leader. via The Shreveport Times

Sheriff: Severe storm, possible tornado, damages northwest Louisiana trailer park Eds: APNewsNow. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“I heard a huge crash and I jumped 'cause it's unusual”

Damage in Natchitoches was caused by small tornado Created: March 30, 2008 11:48 PM Modified: March 31, 2008 06:02 PM The National Weather Service said today that a small tornado was responsible for damages to ... via KTBS

A powerful storm, including a possible tornado, swept through a trailer park in northwest Louisiana on Sunday, injuring two people, authorities said.

The brunt of the storm hit the park shortly after 3 p.m., tearing the roofs from trailers, downing trees and flipping one mobile home onto its side, said Siggie Silve, the patrol chief for the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office. Seventeen trailers were damaged, he said.

Two women were taken to a Natchitoches hospital with unspecified injuries, Silve said. Read more

NATCHITOCHES - Beverly Broadway has been named the coordinator of the Cane River Green Market for the 2008 season. via The Shreveport Times

Slaney, John H. 'Jack,' 77, of Bossier City, died Friday; services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. via The Shreveport Times

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Robison, Elizabeth, 92, of Bossier City, died Sunday; services at 10 a.m. Friday at Hill Crest Funeral Home, Haughton; burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport. via The Shreveport Times

Why do birds have to eat poke berries and then shit on my car? Should I be so blessed with abundance in nature as to have both birds and pokeweed along my daily commute? Until it really starts to feel like ... via Metroblogging Washington D.C.

A man was ejected from his car Monday night in an accident on Highway 117 in Nachitoches Parish. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

NATCHITOCHES - A one-vehicle crash Monday night in Natchitoches Parish left one man dead and two others injured, according to state police. via The Shreveport Times