Natchitoches News

Former mayor HENDERSON - Services will be Friday for former mayor Earl "To-Bit" Patin.

Jeff Criswell nearly blew his chance to become a tradition at Mudbug Madness. Criswell remembers the festival's earliest days because his parents, Ed and Ann Criswell, volunteered from the beginning.

A Louisiana-based restaurant chain has agreed to pay more than $100,000 in back wages to 135 chefs and servers following a Labor Department investigation.

The second annual All Aboard Gala will be held June 7 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Marigny Opera House, 725 St.

Two Northwestern State University professors will offer a "Fun in the Sun" wreath-making class in Pollock beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, May 24.

The state owes local school districts $30 million because the Louisiana Supreme Court threw out this year's public school funding formula, Superintendent of Education John White said Wednesday.

The Natchitoches Police Department says a passerby spotted the body of 26-year-old Jamarrius Rabon in the Cane River, Tuesday morning.

Police say Rayborn left the hospital against medical advice, and was last seen walking west on Bienville Street in a hospital gown and gray shorts.

The Natchitoches police Department is asking help from the public in locating a missing person.

The Natchitoches police Department is asking help from the public in locating a missing person.

When timber company RoyOMartin began expanding its manufacturing plant in Chopin five years ago, the timing was a bit unusual.

The West Ouachita High School Chief of Bands recieved all 1's at State Festival in Natchitoches, Louisiana last week.

Much like the main character in "The Rules for Disappearing," Ashley Elston has assumed many identities -- wife and mother of three, landscape horticulturist and wedding photographer.

The unexplained death of a Natchitoches man has haunted his family since 2010, and the family is taking action to try and get some answers.

The oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase will celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week on Thursday, May 9 at 10 a.m. with Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne.

A Department of Corrections Inmate who escaped from the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center on Thursday afternoon has been captured near Jackson, Mississippi according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones Jr.

"Everybody is in it together in light of the overall state budget. Everyone has to hurt a little bit to prevent catastrophic pain to one individual group." State Rep.

A man who was serving time for a violent crime was captured near Jackson, Mississippi, hours after his escape from the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center Friday morning.

When the Rev. Bill Brewer, 65, ministers to patients and families as a hospice chaplain, he can speak from personal experience.

A Campti man and a Winnfield woman are facing charges after a stolen fuel company card was used to buy more than $13,500 in fuel in six Louisiana parishes and Texas, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office.