Natchitoches News

NATCHITOCHES -- An old-fashioned country fair family day is part of Celebration on the Cane set for Saturday on the riverbank in downtown Natchitoches.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's official budget vetoes have been announced and although he scratched out about $19 million worth of spending, only $3 million of that came from so-called "pet projects." Some critics are concerned about the $31 million worth of amendments from legislators that Jindal left in the budget.

Natchitoches Parish officials have ended a boil advisory for three areas, but residents of 1 Keithville waterworks district and the South DeSoto Water System still have to boil their water before using it.

There is a boil advisory in effect in Natchitoches Parish. Residents in the area are advised to boil their water before drinking it until further notice.

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As visions of rising gas prices, an economic recession, looming job cutbacks and layoffs not only dance in their heads but also play out into the reality of their everyday lives, many Americans are staying home this usually high-travel season.

NATCHITOCHES - Former Northwestern State baseball player Chris Brown has completed his first set of eight striking portraits of the 2009 Induction Class in his capacity as the new artist for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

As a counselor for people with disabilities and a life-care planner for the elderly, I have had opportunities to consult with people in preparing for disasters.

In the past school year, 6,000 children were monitored by one university research center as part of a study to combat childhood obesity.

NATCHITOCHES - The Natchitoches Main Street Program is seeking participants for a children's patriotic bicycle parade that will be held at 10 a.m. July 4 during Celebration on the Cane.

State police say a Lena man died in a single-vehicle accident in Natchitoches Parish.

The Girl Scouts, the Awesome Ladies of Distinction and the Special Olympics are caught in a state Capitol tug-of-war. Those projects are among hundreds of favored add-ons that lawmakers inserted in next year's budget bill and that are caught in a financing dispute between the state House and Senate.

It is a lean budget year in state government, with health care and higher education programs trying to stave off deep cuts as lawmakers grapple with a $1.3 billion drop in revenue.

A bill that would have put the brakes on the state acquiring land for the proposed new public hospital in New Orleans was jettisoned by the Senate Education Committee.

Dorothy Presley died two months ago. She was a Natchitoches Treasure 2007. Her husband died late last week, in early June, proving the scientific phenomenon of spouses dying close together is factual.

A child pornography investigation in Natchitoches Parish has landed a Natchitoches man in jail.

NATCHITOCHES - A Texas man has pleaded guilty to discharging treated fluid into a Natchitoches Parish creek three years ago, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality reported today in a news release.

A Louisiana man has admitted passing bogus currency after nearly two dozen fake $100 bills with the same serial number turned up in Beaumont.

Award-winning New Orleans chef Donald Link celebrates all things Cajun, from his childhood home in Sulphur to his camp at Toledo Bend in his new cookbook, 'Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana' . Link, who owns Cochon and Herbsaint restaurants in New Orleans, naturally uses lots of pork recipes, including boudin, cracklins ...

BATON ROUGE - A showdown is expected when the proposed state budget approved by the Senate gets back to the House, especially over funding shifts in higher education.