Coushatta News

Created: April 7, 2008 12:58 PM Modified: April 7, 2008 12:58 PM Law officers today continued their search for two people presumed drowned in the River River near Coushatta, while family and friends waited for ... via KTBS

Created: April 3, 2008 09:43 AM Modified: April 4, 2008 03:48 PM Searchers today battled bad weather and strong river currents as they continued looking for two young people missing and presumed drowned after ... via KTBS-TV Shreveport

Thunderstorms that moved across North Louisiana left wind damage that included downed trees in several parishes. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

“They've got family here, but also in California and all over. I just don't to be the one to put it out there until we have a recovery”

COUSHATTA - A search for people presumed drowned in the Red River will continue until dark, Sheriff Johnny Ray Norman said. via The Shreveport Times

State Rep. Patrick Williams, D-Shreveport, should arrive today in Alexandria on his awareness-raising walk to the Capitol, putting him on track to arrive in Baton Rouge on Sunday, when the regular session of ... via The Shreveport Times

“I ask them, 'What do they want the child to learn? How will the child learn it? And what will they do if the child doesn't?”

COUSHATTA - Red River Elementary School Principal Jamie Lawrence has an inches-thick stack of white envelopes on her desk. via The Shreveport Times

“I mostly want to motivate my girls so they can see my interest in what they do here. ”

COUSHATTA - Any given day you might find Coushatta-area resident Robert L. Rock at Red River Elementary School making coffee, picking up attendance folders from teachers, walking the hallways or monitoring the ... via The Shreveport Times

“I pray that we'll have a bright future, but I have to be realistic”

"It's a small church, but it's full of potential." That's how Leon LaFear described his former church in historic Natchitoches. via The Baptist Message

“We are bringing in a lot of new rides this year.”

The Ninth Annual Washington Catfish Festival began Thursday and Sharon Hicks promises it will be bigger and better than ever. via The Daily Advertiser

“I'm very proud to represent the zydeco culture”

Students dressed in their purple and white uniform shirts eagerly waited outside the Lawtell Elementary gymnasium moments before the school's multicultural celebration began Friday. via Daily World

“It's a very serious decision and very deliberate”

Judge Charles R. Scott, the parish's chief district judge for the past five years, is retiring today to prepare for his run for Caddo district attorney. via The Shreveport Times

Issue date: 2/19/08 Section: News Car insurance agencies such as Allstate, State Farm and Geico offer incentives for college students. via The Southern Digest

“We were able to do what we wanted to do and locate where we wanted to locate and we decided that we would come back to the bayou state...and that's where we've been since about the 1800's.”

Reported by: Britney Glaser Over 80 percent of Coushatta Indians live in Louisiana, yet their story remains somewhat of a mystery for people outside the Indian community. via KPLC-TV Lake Charles

On Monday, October 29, 2007, at 4:26 pm, Louisiana State Police responded to a fatal crash involving two vehicles. via Louisiana State Police

NEAR HANNA - Five people were arrested on drug arrests and 30 citations for various traffic offenses were issued to drivers during a criminal interdiction detail conducted in Red River Parish on Friday on state ... via The Shreveport Times

For the first time in a long time, voters living in House of Representatives District 24 - which includes a sliver of DeSoto Parish, about a third of Vernon Parish and all of Red River and Sabine parishes - ... via The Shreveport Times

“Most people won't notice if these amendments pass, unless they're in one of the groups that benefit”

BATON ROUGE -- The four constitutional amendments on the Oct. 20 ballot stir more questions about their relevance in an overstuffed document than what they would accomplish, political observers say. via News-Star

Created: October 12, 2007 07:57 PM Modified: October 12, 2007 07:57 PM There could be something in the water in Coushatta that you shouldn't be drinking. via KTBS-TV Shreveport

COUSHATTA - A Coushatta man accused in the burning death of a 5-year-old child has changed his plea, and a new court date has been set for his trial. via The Shreveport Times

NATCHITOCHES - The city of Natchitoches and state attorney general's office will sponsor a free Internet safety workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Natchitoches Event Center. via The Shreveport Times