On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Governor John Bel Edwards lifted the statewide mask mandate after Louisiana’s sustained improvement in terms of new cases, test positivity and hospitalizations. The Natchitoches Parish School Board has and will continue to follow the Governor’s guidance. Therefore, effective Wednesday, October 27, 2021, face coverings for students, staff and visitors are NOT required but are recommended and encouraged for unvaccinated individuals.

Per federal mandate, Kindergarten through 12th grade students and employees are still required to wear masks on school buses. If a parent chooses to have their student continue to wear a facial covering while on school grounds, NPSB officials and employees encourage them to do so and will support them in this decision.

The Natchitoches Parish School Board will continue to follow CDC Quarantine Guidance. In the event the community and/or school system’s positivity rate increases, guidance relative to mask mandate modifications will be considered and communicated. NPSB officials will continue to monitor data when making decisions relative to the safety of students and staff.

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NATCHITOCHES:
Penny Ivey
October 08, 1947 – October 22, 2021
Service: Saturday, November 6 at 11 am at Westside Baptist Church in Natchitoches

Lucille Wardsworth
May 12, 1969- October 20,2021
Service: Friday, October 29 at 11 am at Pentecost Baptist Church in Natchez

SABINE:
James David Meshell
February 6, 1943 – October 26, 2021
Service: Saturday, October 30 at 10 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church

WINN:
George Wesley O’Bryan
September 18, 1956 – October 26, 2021
Service: Thursday, October 28 at 1 pm in the Southern Funeral Home Chapel

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Governor John Bel Edwards announced he will lift Louisiana’s statewide mask mandate in all settings except for K-12 schools, after sustained improvement across the state in terms of new cases, test positivity and hospitalizations. The Governor’s updated order is effective Wednesday, October 27th. It allows school districts to opt out of the mask mandate as long as they continue to follow the existing quarantine guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better separate exposed students and faculty members from others and avoid outbreaks on campus.

CDC guidance still says everyone 2 years of age or older who is not fully vaccinated should wear a mask in indoor public places. And if you are fully vaccinated, to maximize protection from the Delta variant, wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area with high transmission. People who have a health condition or are taking medications that weaken their immune system may not be fully protected even if they are fully vaccinated. They should continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people, including wearing a well-fitted mask, until advised otherwise by their healthcare provider. At this time, in light of the Delta variant, CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status.

“Today, I am cautiously optimistic and very relieved that the worst of this fourth surge of COVID is clearly behind us, which is a direct result of the people of Louisiana who stepped up to the plate when we needed them to and put their masks back on, got vaccinated, and took extra precautions to stay safe. That’s why we are able to lift the statewide mask mandate,” said Gov. Edwards. “While the K-12 mask mandate will be in place, school districts can opt out if they follow the existing, evidence-based CDC quarantine guidance. This new order does offer a way for local leaders to end the school mask mandate, if they so choose. Let me be clear – Louisiana has been a leader in bringing students safely back into the classroom. And they have done that by following public health guidance including on masking and quarantine. Public health experts and I encourage schools to stay that course. But because case numbers are going down and have reached a new baseline I do believe it’s an appropriate time to give schools more autonomy. It’s not lost on me that while Louisiana has seen 18 children die of COVID, half of those deaths came in the last three months, as the much more contagious Delta variant surged throughout our state.”

Masks will still be mandated by federal regulation, including on mass transit and in health care facilities. They will not be mandated in most places, including government buildings, college and university campuses and businesses. School districts may opt out of the mask mandate if they choose to, but only if they continue to adhere to CDC quarantine guidance.

“We are encouraged about our current COVID trends, but remain mindful of our profound loss as a result of the last surge and cognizant that we will remain vulnerable to an equally damaging surge unless more of our friends, family and neighbors choose to get vaccinated,” said State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter.

Local governments and private businesses may choose to continue to require and enforce mask requirements under the Governor’s order, which goes into effect on Wednesday, October 27.

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October 27, 2021

Dr. Steve Horton joins Billy West Live and discusses the history of the establishment of The Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts.

Dr. Horton proudly invited everyone to visit the campus of The Louisiana School and tour the new residential dorms that were recently occupied by the students for the fall 2021 Semester. The LSMSA provides a rigorous academic curriculum for students who apply and are accepted

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The Natchitoches Parish Broadband Commission was formed to bring together local and state leadership along with other community leaders with a common goal of finding a way to connect all students of NPSB to broadband. The Commission’s goal is to execute a broadband infrastructure project that would bring fiber to the home by providing a fixed broadband connection.

This idea was brought about by the COVID-19 Pandemic. All students were assigned an iPad for virtual learning, however many students in rural areas of our parish experienced difficulty connecting to the internet. Broadband is basic infrastructure and yet many of our neighbors lack access to it.

The state legislature passed HB648 that will allocate funding to rural communities for broadband infrastructure. These grants will be awarded based on need and the lack of available access to affordable and reliable high-speed internet. In order for our area to receive allocated funding for broadband, we need your help in gathering accurate data on the current status of your broadband connection. We need this data to help make our case for these funds.

Please take a few seconds to complete the speed test by clicking the link below. Please DO NOT use your cell phone to take the test unless you are connected to your home’s WIFI. If you do not have Internet available at your home, please select the “NO AVAILABLE SERVICE” option.

We need as many tests completed as possible to obtain good data and improve our chances to obtain funding for critical infrastructure. To take the speed test, please visit https://ineedspeed.org/. Thank you for helping us connect our community.

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The Beta Club at St. Mary’s Catholic School will host its 6th annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 30 from 5:30-8 pm on the school campus. Costumes are encouraged! Enjoy carnival games, a haunted house, trunk or treat and more. Tickets to participate in each carnival game are $1/piece. Come join the fun at this community event and bring your friends!

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Rotarian with the Program Ron McBride introduced NSU Women’s Head Basketball Coach Anna Nimz who introduced her Assistant Coaches Leasa Ailshie, Mike Brown, and Mike Pittman at the Oct. 26 luncheon. Coach Anna provided an overview of all eligible players for the 2021-2022 season and answered questions. Pictured from left are Ailshie, McBride, Nimz, Pittman, and Brown.

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The third annual Native American Film Club offers a mix of contemporary documentaries and fictional films. This year’s theme is ‘Respect for Earth and Each Other.’

Northwestern State University will celebrate Native American Heritage Month by screening indigenous-made films in November.

“Over 500 federally acknowledged American Indian nations exist just within the U.S. and can be very different, but a common thread is that many American Indians share an ethic of respect and responsibility for the environment and other beings. This year especially, people of all ethnicities have environmental and public health concerns on their minds. We chose Indigenous-written and -directed films that address these topics,” said Dr. Rebecca Riall, acting coordinator of ethnic studies at NSU.

“We’re excited to continue co-hosting the Native Film Club,” said Center for Inclusion and Diversity coordinator Brittany Blackwell Broussard. “Our work at the Center seeks to highlight voices and experiences of minority groups that are too often overlooked. Through these films and discussions, we hope to spark the students and the community as agents of change.”

Screenings are free and open to the public, however, participants must pre-register. Social distancing and mask wearing will be enforced. Attendees must pre-sign up for specific films at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A8AB22AAFDC25-native1

Tues. Nov. 2, President’s Room, Student Union, 5:30 PM: L’Eau Est La Vie: From Standing Rock to the Swamp and Awake: A Dream of Standing Rock. In these two documentaries, meet Indigenous and ally “water protectors.” Pizza will be served. Discussion to follow.

Thurs., Nov. 11, Lucile Hendrick Room (downstairs), Student Union, 5:30 PM: Cherokee Word for Water. Wilma Mankiller was the first modern female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. This fictionalized film, based on real events, follows her rise to leadership as she fought to build a 16-mile water line to a remote Cherokee community, relying mostly on volunteers. Refreshments served. Discussion to follow.

Thurs., Nov. 18, Lucile Hendrick Room (downstairs), Student Union, 5:30 PM: Blood Quantum. In an alternate 1981, the brutalized Mother Earth unleashes a zombie plague to which Indigenous people find themselves immune. A Mi’qmaq community faces difficult questions regarding their responsibilities to themselves and others as they battle the undead. Warning: gory, not for children. Refreshments served. Discussion to follow.

Dr. Mark Melder, head of the School of Social Sciences and Applied Programs, said that the Native American Film Club is an annual event that aims to be meaningful for Native audiences while also approachable to everyone.

“This year is the first year that Native young people have been able to see themselves represented in their own stories on mainstream television, with the first two major Native-made television series emerging. Being seen in an authentic way matters. Representation matters. The Native American Student Association helped choose the films for this year. We tried to choose films that are informative, interesting and leave the audience understanding that Native peoples are resilient and very much part of contemporary life,” Melder said.

“The NSU Native Film Club provides an outstanding opportunity for students, faculty, staff and community members to watch and discuss films by Native directors that they might not otherwise have the chance to see,” explained Dr. Allison Rittmayer, chair of NSU Diversity Committee and associate professor of English and film. “Through these four films, audiences will gain a sense of the variety of Native perspectives on the relationship between humans and the land, and on the responsibilities we have to each other. It is vital that we support the work of these artists and continue to expand the opportunities for Native representation in film, television and beyond.”

This is the third year for the film series, which is co-sponsored by the American Indian and Indigenous Studies, Center for Inclusion and Diversity, School of Social Science and Applied Programs, Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; English, Foreign Languages, and Cultural Studies; Anthropology; Pre-Law and Paralegal Studies and the Native American Student Association.

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Join the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum as Debbie Dietrich-Smith, Chief of Historic Landscapes from NCPTT, discusses one of Northwestern State University’s oldest traditions: The Legend of Isabelle the Ghost at the museum on Friday, Oct. 29 from 12:15-12:45 pm.

Have you heard of the ghost who lives on the NSU campus? Every incoming freshman learns her tale. But what exactly is the legend, and how has the legend changed over the years? This presentation will look at the life, loves, and tragedy of the young woman who died at her own hand by a dagger to the heart. It will visit the places on campus she has inhabited and share how she was “moved” from building to building by students. It will explore the ways students have celebrated her existence and shared her story for over 125 years. Come learn about the Ghost of East Hall, NSU’s oldest inhabitant.

State regulations regarding masks and physical distancing will be followed.

Please visit our website or call (318) 357-2492 for more information.

Free and open to the public.

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The NSU Drumline and Steel Band will present Drums Along the River on Friday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fleur de Lis stage in Downtown Natchitoches. Admission is free and open to the public. In case of rain, the concert will be in Magale Recital Hall.

The Drumline will perform stand cadences, traditional school songs and show music from the Spirit of Northwestern production titled “Inferneaux.”

The Steel Band is comprised of instruments from the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago with unique timbre and infectious dance beats. The program will include some island classics such as “Limbo” and “Jump in the Line” as well as some current hits like “Levitating” by Dua Lipa and “Stay” by Kid Laroi.

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The Natchitoches Parish Library (NPL) is pleased to announce that it is again participating in the 2021 “Lawyers In Libraries” VIRTUAL statewide program in partnership with the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA). This year, the LSBA statewide week of service and all Lawyers in Libraries events will be held in conjunction with National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, October 25-30, 2021. The annual program will celebrate its 8th year of service to the public by providing virtual services via five webinars on timely legal issues. These will be broadcast on the LSBA Louisiana Lawyers in Libraries Facebook page throughout the week.

The legal workshops offered will be “Custody 101” (noon, Oct. 25), “Housing and Evictions” (noon, Oct. 26), “Estate Planning 101” (noon, Oct. 27), “Bankruptcy 101” (noon, Oct. 28), and “The Basics of Divorce” (noon, Oct. 29). Links will be posted on the NPL’s Facebook throughout the next week.

“While the seminars will be accessible anywhere, we know that not everyone might not have a device or reliable connection to view them on,” says NPL Outreach Coordinator, Alan Niette. “So, we would like to remind parish residents that the NPL has computer labs open during our business hours and 24/7 WiFi available from our parking lots at both locations. Also, patrons can check out Chromebooks and portable WiFi for use from anywhere there is cell service.”

“Lawyers in Libraries” has been a success because of the combined efforts of the LSBA, LSBA members, the State Library of Louisiana, LLA, Law Library of Louisiana, LSU Law Library, legal aid partners, local bar associations, and other community partners. This year’s virtual “Lawyers In Libraries” events are possible thanks to the many dedicated attorneys who will be providing assistance on these legal issues to the residents of Natchitoches Parish.

The program has grown consistently since being launched in 2014 and has reached patrons in every parish of our state. “Lawyers in Libraries” is a partnership between the LSBA, LLA, Law Library of Louisiana, LSU Law Library, legal aid partners, local bar associations, and other community partners.

For more details contact the NPL at natlib.org or 318-238-9236, or visit http://www.LouisianaLawyersinLibraries.org.

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If you are a veteran of any branch of the Armed Forces, you are invited to Provencal Jr. High School to be recognized at its Veterans Program on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.

RSVP to the phone number or email address below to register to attend.

Phone: 318-472-6174

Email: Selena.Wester@npsb.la

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The Natchitoches Parish Veterans and Memorial Park will hold its Veterans’ Day Program on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 4 pm on the Cane River riverbank stage. The community is invited to attend this service honoring our local veterans.

This year, the program is giving special thanks to veterans that served in the Vietnam War era. Any past or present resident of Natchitoches Parish that served anytime between 1955-1975 that will be in attendance is asked to submit their name and branch of service via email to Betsymae4h@gmail.comor Amanda.miller@npsb.la by Nov. 2. Honored veterans will have reserved seating at the event.

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Deputy Myron Robinson, a NPSO School Resource Officer visited Provencal Elementary/Junior High School Pre-K students.

While visiting Mrs. Salard and Barbier’s classes, Deputy Robinson spoke to the students about halloween safety, and what his role as a school resource officer meant to them.

The Sheriff’s Office hopes each youth in the parish has a safe and happy Halloween.

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Fairview Alpha students finished the 1st nine-weeks grading period with academic achievements:

Students on the Principal’s List are 4.0 GPA students, the A Honor Roll students have a GPA of 3.5-3.99, and the B Honor Roll students have a GPA or 3.0-3.49.

Principal’s List (4.0 GPA)
3rd Grade
Abron Jace Ryder
A’Miya Samiya Thomas

4th Grade
Eli Alford
Sophia Eden Blake
Dan Davenport
Gabriel Alese Leeper

6th Grade
London Olivia Lonadier
Gavin Jacob Montgomery
Logan Maddox Rachal

A Honor Roll (3.5-3.99 GPA)
3rd Grade
Daylon Jayceon Peace

4th Grade
Brandon Maximus Harnage
Easton James Montgomery
Kayden Andrew Bynog
Aiden Donoway
Kyler Layne Evans

5th Grade
Natalyn Grayce Corley
Connor Evan Franks

6th Grade
Sean Broadway
Sophia Nicole Dowden
Lauryn Leigh Lindsey
Brianna Mae Morgan

B Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA)
3rd Grade
Shiloh Guin
Jason Jerome Moss
Gabrielle Turner
Sasha Renee Bush
Reagan Hadley Koffskey
Ashton Sidney-Hill
Sam Telsee

4th Grade
Lashanda Jasmine Cannonier
Daniel Colter Frame
Izabelle Claire Leeper
Lexy May Murray
Brycen Smith
Jaden Bo Stewart
Presley Elizabeth Alexander
Jacorrian Coleman
Sophia Chianne Earp
Kinsley Holbert
Jayden Jamal Jackson
Claire Lebrun
Jamarcus Rushing
Jalen David Stewart
Samuel Rayvon Mundrell Thomas

5th Grade
Jazmyne Clark
Emma Cook
Micha James Dillon
Dynaste Sha’Miracle Lynn Driver
Ma’Liyah Lakin Garner
Aiden Tony Saba
Landon Conrad Williams
Jaquan Nathan Lair
Nicholas Lee
Tyler Robertson
Hayden Session
Billy Telsee
William Turner

6th Grade
Kameron Carter
Braden Wyatt Cook
Corbin Joshua Litton
Kalleigh Vaughn
Devarion Brimzy
Tristyn Tarver
Kaleah Vaughn

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1st Grade – A Honor Roll: Revil Dean, Archer Johnson, Eleanor Picou, and Kiptin Williams; B Honor Roll: Vivian Philen, Charlotte Rhodes, Eli Thibodaux, Madelyn Wilkerson, and Finley York

2nd Grade – A Honor Roll: Roderick Braden, Lila Campbell, Anniston Clark, Jax Errington, OJ Hall, Hendrix Harrington, Sawyer Pleasant, and Noah Scarborough; B Honor Roll: Murphy Allison, Elizabeth Blankenbaker, Jack Brewton, Oliver Carmichael, Cohen Gandy, Carter Hough, Gavin Key, Murphy Linebaugh, Justin McKnight, and Marilyn Mims

3rd Grade – A Honor Roll: Samuel Dean, Hudson Harrington, Heath Methvin, Oliver Picou, and Branch Smith B Honor Roll: Addison Albert, Mackenzie Harper, Hadley Mayeaux, Aubree Rachal, Annabeth Thornton, Sutton Vandersteen, and Lillian Wilkerson

4th Grade – A Honor Roll: Aaron Blanchard, Lacey Boyd, Holt Cedars, Corbyn Gandy, Anna Johnson, Weston LeGrande, and Avery Katherine Sheffield B Honor Roll: Brooklyn Clark, Raylee Hale, Jayd Linebaugh, Lexie Metoyer, Anistyn Rhodes

5th Grade – A Honor Roll: Aaron Campbell, Kollyns Duhon, Amelia Picou, and Sophia Pleasant; B Honor Roll: Macie Cameron, Sydney Culotta, Elijah Huynh, Emiry Jeane, Malakai Johnson, Brenley Metoyer, and Ady Rhodes

6th Grade – A Honor Roll: Lilly Boyd, Avery Evans, Carter Jackson, Ava Knapp, Madelyn Melder, Tripp Philen, Jacob Thibodaux, Tenley Thornton, Fisher York, and Jackson York; B Honor Roll: Winn Cedars, Beau Clark, Emme Errington, Caitlynn Hernandez, Mia Hollier, Caroline Johnson, Chloe Methvin, Wyatt Nelson, Gannon Sheffield, Layla Slaughter, Merritt Vandersteen, and Blanchard Williams

7th Grade – A Honor Roll: Camille Armstrong, Luc Cross, Abram Nichols, Summer Rushing, Molly Smith John Paul Thibodaux, and Ava Wren; B Honor Roll: Halle Campbell, Kennedy Griffin, Ethel Marie Guidry, Carter Hogg, Cruz Jackson, Malorie LaCaze, Joelee Savell, Preston Tilley, and Alyssa Waters

8th Grade – A Honor Roll: Cameron Ball, Lila Lewis, Matthew Mayeux, Trey Scarborough, Jenna Sklar, and Justin Vienne; B Honor Roll: Lainey Bennett, Tyonnah Burton, Nathan Cain, Jillian Coleman, Jaycie Creamer, Chalin Gandy, Jackson Godfrey, Henry Guillet, Ella Hardee, Ava Hebert, Tucker Johnson, Mavryk LaCaze, A.J. Lavespere, Grace Wren, Nick Wright, and Cole Yopp

9th Grade – A Honor Roll: Ainsley Armstrong, Cailah Bush, Peter Kautz, Andi Kelly, Anna Grace Mabile, and Georgia Philen; B Honor Roll: Emma Blanchard, Legend Brunson, Addison Ivy, Luke Johnson, Conor Jordan, Camden Litton, Brianna McConathy, Peyton Mitchell, Chance Rushing, Destanee Stewart, and Brooklyn Townson

10th Grade – A Honor Roll: Colton Cross , Sophia Hogg, Abigail Rodriguez, Alex Sukerek, and Anna Thibodaux; B Honor Roll: Mixon Bankston, Ben Bienvenu, Ethan Busby, Stella Chasteen, Ava Errington, Ian Gardner, Drake Griffin, Ella Guillet, Andrew Kautz, Gunner Nash, and Cableb White

11th Grade – A Honor Roll: Reaves Hogg, Mason McCart, Mason Melder, Trent Middendorf, and Adam Parker; B Honor Roll: Jace Carpenter, Olivia Gillis, Hunter LaGrange, Meredith Methvin, Anna Marie McClung, Anna Peluso, and Clary Smiley

12th Grade – A Honor Roll: Camille Ball, Cameron Bienvenu, Emma Broadway, Gracie Chasteen, Kadence Creamer, Graeme Fidelak, John Henry Ingrish, Anna Kate Jackson, William Mayeux, Abigail Ramian, Lily Anna Sklar, Emma Stewart, and Cal Sukerek; B Honor Roll: Kylie Bennett, Kelsee Bienvenu, Parker Byles, Will deVargas, Cole Fisher, Abigail Guillet, Emma Haecker, Matthew Johnson, Sheridan Pesnell, and Hunter Willis

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Principal Cori Beth Manuel and staff are pleased to announce the Goldonna Elementary Junior High School 3rd to 8th grade

Honor Roll.
Principal’s list:
Anthony Giannone-Flores
Brody Guin
Leland Kay
Haiden Black
Grace Day
Zalien Paul
Carlie Spears
Saydee Flack
Jasiah Grayson
Piper Killingsworth
Matthew Cherry

A Honor Roll:
Daylon Ayres
Chaylie Cox
Bronson McLendon
Bryson Carter
Gavin Spears
Tucker Ivy
Caleb Rowell
Kara Slaughter
Nathan Black
Cortney Cheatwood
Janiah Grayson
Cruz Bandaries
Autumn Hightower
Kathryn Lester
Loden Riddle
Warrick Ybarra

B Honor Roll:
Maggie Johnson
Cassidee Kay
Austin Ross
Joshua Sanders
Raylee Stewart
Kayden Bedgood
Alaynna Day
McKenzie Dodge
Posey Riddle
Case Sampey
Trevor Collinsworth
Jerremy DelRio
Victoria Stewart
Emma Anderson
Emily DelRio
Aubrey Olivier
Maria Johns
Chrstian Burke
Preslee Jones
Brent Smith
Ericlynn Tatum

The drawing was also held for the Annual Deer Corn Raffle, Mr. John Norwood was the lucky prize winner.

The Goldonna Wildcat Basketball season is underway and the next home game will be October 28th at the Goldonna gymnasium. They will take on Natchitoches Magnet School.

The Christmas in the Park Committee is selling split the pot tickets and the pot is already growing! Please contact Mayor Smith or Eugene Garner if you would like to purchase a ticket. The Parade Committee is being chaired by Jade and Randall Burke, they are also searching for participants for the Christmas Parade. Letters are also being sent to businesses asking for donations to make the 28th Annual the biggest year yet. If you or your business would like to donate please contact Mayor Smith or Reba Phelps.

If you have news to share please contact Reba Phelps at jreba.phelps@gmail.com

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NATCHITOCHES:
Lucille Wardsworth
May 12, 1969- October 20,2021
Service: Friday, October 29 at 11 am at Pentecost Baptist Church in Natchez

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The Natchitoches City Council passed a resolution at its Monday night, Oct. 25, to authorize a one-time salary supplement payment to its employees for maintaining a safe work environment and not utilizing the Worker’s Compensation Fund throughout the year. A sufficient surplus exists to make a one-time salary supplement payment of $500 to the regular full-time employees actively working and $250 to the regular part-time employees actively working (non seasonal).

PLANNING & ZONING – FINAL:
Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: Unit Number 103 Of The Nakatosh Condominiums As Shown On Plat Recorded In Conveyance Book 577, Page 127 And Also Contains 3.9553 Percent Of The “Common Area” (584 Front St.)

ORDINANCES – FINAL:
Ordinance Of The City Of Natchitoches, Louisiana, Granting To Southern Lights, LLC The Franchise And Rights To Lay, Construct, Lease And/ Or Operate A Cable Optics Transmission Cable, Within The Municipal Boundaries Of The City And The Right To Use The Present And Future Street, Roads, Highways, Alleys, Bridges, And Public Ways In Such City And Owned And Controlled By Such City For Such Purposes; Prescribing Terms And Conditions To Which Such Franchise And Rights Are Subject; And Prescribing The Term Of Such Franchise And Rights.

RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And DSW Construction, LLC For The LWCF Grant Improvements At Parc Natchitoches. (Bid No. 0614)

Resolution Approving The Execution Of The Contract By And Between The State Of Louisiana, Division Of Administration, Office Of Community Development, And The City Of Natchitoches For The FY 2021 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant – CV HVAC For The Amount Of $1,000,000.00 To Replace The HVAC System In The Martin Luther King, Jr., Recreation Center And The Natchitoches Event Center.

A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Natchitoches To Join With The State Of Louisiana And Other Local Governmental Units As A Participant In The LOUISIANA STATE-LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPIOID LITIGATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (The “MOU”).

Resolution Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Execute An Underground Right Of Way Instrument In Favor Of Entergy Louisiana, LLc, Being Ten Feet In Width In Section 104 Township 9 North, Range 7 West For The Purpose Of Installing Under Ground Line Connections, Valves, Regulators, Fittings And Other Pipe Line Appurtenances, Together With The Right Of Ingress And Egress.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, November 8, 2021.

The offices of the City of Natchitoches will be closed Thursday, November 11, 2021 in observance of Veterans Day.

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