For all Natchitoches Parish Citizens that received a Jury Summons for Monday Feb. 2, 2026 (TODAY), all business in front of the 10 Judicial District Court’s jury term has been completed and this jury has been cancelled. Thanks for your willingness to serve.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
For all Natchitoches Parish Citizens that received a Jury Summons for Monday Feb. 2, 2026, all business in front of the 10 Judicial District Court’s jury term has been completed and this jury has been cancelled. Thanks for your willingness to serve.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
For all Natchitoches Parish citizens that were summoned to the jury scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, your obligation is over and you are dismissed. All business before the court for Monday has been settled. Thanks for your help.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
For all Natchitoches Parish citizens that were summoned to the jury scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, your obligation is over and you are dismissed. All business before the court for Monday has been settled. Thanks for your help.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
A Honor Roll
3rd Grade:
Austyn Peddy,
Harper Powell
, Cora Slay,
Kaislyn Stepp,
Cole Vance
, Nella Wardell
, Hardee Waters, Anniston Wilkerson
, Ava Demery
, Keno Eleyae
, Jaelynn Garcie
, Edmund Harrington,
Isabelle Lacour
, Max Mckee
, Emma Snyder
, Alison Stokes
, Rosalie Yazadani
, Kaleb Bernard
, Nolan Briley
, Luke Busby
, Graham Chasteen
, Anne Michael Deblieux
, Britain Fredieu
, Cameron Gilley,
Asher Guillory
, Emma Hammonds
, Chip Hocke,
Harper Isbell
, Lilly Johnson
4th Grade:
Dax Murphy
, Owen Parrish
, Aubrey Rachal,
Tinley Roberts
, Philip Tichenor
, Yutai Yao,
Ledger Brumley,
Easton Graves,
Luca Hamilton
, Alston Hubier
, Hadlee Jimmerson
, Henry Killion
, Micah Lofton
, Oliver McCart
, Megan Morris,
Emma Outlaw
, Rhett Ragan,
Gemma Raney
, Maria Weber,
Daisy Worthington-Laborde
, Percy Eloi,
Eliana Figueroa
, Kennedy Johnson,
Landri Leblanc
, Mason Leblanc,
Emmitt Maggio
5th Grade:
Miller Owens,
Levi Penrod
, Daniela Rodriguez
, Caroline Terrell
, Jeriann Vickers
, Trae Williams
, Abigail Gilley
, Kennedy Harrell
, Kohen Kaufman,
Dylan Perot
, Alayna Pinkney
, Emery Wilson,
Rocky Xue
, James Yi
, Maro Ajise,
Gavina Cano Campos,
Brinley Cedars,
Revill Dean,
William Farley
A/B Honor Roll
3rd Grade:
Reid Conner,
Sadie Grant
, Madilyn Lee,
Gabriel Newell
, John Smith
, Jadix Delatte
, Abigail Lacour
, Charsen Marshall,
Chesleigh Lambert,
Isabella Moffett,
Gabriel Morvant
, Isaac Rodriguez
4th Grade
Kelsey Bennett
, Dalton Boyd
, Jackson Crow
, Genevieve Dowden
, Sophia Kuhn
, Cora Sales,
Tristan Sauce,
Jakob St Clair
, Landon Cabrera,
Abigail Carnline
, Madisyn Helaire
, Gerald Mitchell,
Isabella Mitchell
, Ellie Norwood,
Audrey Ratliff
, August Vanzant
, Aubrey Turner
, Andrew Stevens
5th Grade
Mckinley Church,
Crislee Daugherty
, Harris Hubier
, Maddex Jones,
Justin Keller
, Nina Long,
Henry Moffett
, Journey Phanor,
Brianna Prudhomme
, Carleigh Wyatt
, Madelyn Wilkerson,
Witt Walker
, Kendal Beasley,
Tommy Brunson,
Karter Braxton,
Lucy Dupre,
Zelda Hester
, Lily Hudlow
, Abigail Lafosse,
Jonah Prestridge,
Avery Small
To all Natchitoches Parish citizens that received a summons for Jury service for December 15, 2025 (Monday), the business scheduled for that date has been completed and the jury has been cancelled and your obligation is complete.
The 10th Judicial District of Natchitoches Parish thanks you for you willingness to serve and wishes you a Merry Christmas.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
FAUNA invites pet owners to bring their furry friends for a pampering session at their last Bath & Nail Clipping Fundraiser until May 2026.
When: Saturday, October 11 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Where: Tractor Supply on South Drive in Natchitoches
Services offered by loving volunteers:
Baths: $10 (under 60 lbs) or $15 (over 60 lbs)
Nail Clipping: $10
Anal Gland Expression: $10
Don’t miss this opportunity to spoil your pets while supporting FAUNA!
Early Voting for the October 11, 2025 Election as of the Close-Of-Business on October 2, 2025.
NEW PARISHWIDE TAX ON THE BALLOT:
Shall the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of the entire parish of Natchitoches (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for any lawful purposes, including acquiring, improving and equipping port facilities, necessary infrastructure and water treatment system, railways, docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and further including commercial and industrial facilities to promote economic development in Natchitoches Parish?
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters at the Courthouse Today:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 123 | 105 | 18 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 73 | 44 | 6 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 56 | 48 | 19 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 55 | 68 |
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 411 | 359 | 52 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 262 | 136 | 13 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 185 | 164 | 62 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 196 | 215 |
Early Voting for the October 11, 2025 Election as of the Close-Of-Business on October 1, 2025.
NEW PARISHWIDE TAX ON THE BALLOT:
Shall the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of the entire parish of Natchitoches (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for any lawful purposes, including acquiring, improving and equipping port facilities, necessary infrastructure and water treatment system, railways, docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and further including commercial and industrial facilities to promote economic development in Natchitoches Parish?
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters at the Courthouse Today:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 103 | 91 | 12 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 64 | 35 | 4 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 49 | 43 | 11 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 47 | 56 |
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 288 | 254 | 34 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 189 | 92 | 7 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 129 | 116 | 43 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 141 | 147 |
Early Voting for the October 11, 2025 Election as of the Close-Of-Business on Monday, September 29, 2025.
NEW PARISHWIDE TAX ON THE BALLOT:
Shall the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of the entire parish of Natchitoches (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for any lawful purposes, including acquiring, improving and equipping port facilities, necessary infrastructure and water treatment system, railways, docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and further including commercial and industrial facilities to promote economic development in Natchitoches Parish?
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters at the Courthouse Today:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 82 | 77 | 5 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 62 | 19 | 1 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 32 | 37 | 13 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 42 | 40 |
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 185 | 163 | 22 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 125 | 57 | 3 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 80 | 73 | 32 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 94 | 91 |
Early Voting for the October 11, 2025 Election as of the Close-Of-Business on Monday, September 29, 2025.
NEW PARISHWIDE TAX ON THE BALLOT:
Shall the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of the entire parish of Natchitoches (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for any lawful purposes, including acquiring, improving and equipping port facilities, necessary infrastructure and water treatment system, railways, docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and further including commercial and industrial facilities to promote economic development in Natchitoches Parish?
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters at the Courthouse Today:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 65 | 48 | 17 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 45 | 19 | 1 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 28 | 28 | 9 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 33 | 32 |
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 103 | 86 | 17 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 63 | 38 | 2 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 48 | 36 | 19 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 52 | 51 |
The 10th Judicial Court held two jury trials today and both were completed. To the citizens that have been asked to report back to the courthouse Tuesday morning at 8:30, you are released.
If you have any questions, you can call the Clerk’s office at (318) 352-8152.
The 10th JDC thanks you for your service.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
JOURNAL STAFF
Fans have until Thursday at 4 to enter this week’s Natchitoches Parish Journal High School Football Pick ‘Em Contest.
Anyone has the chance to win a $100.00 prize as the week’s top predictor of 10 High School Football games, featuring Natchitoches Central, Lakeview, St. Mary’s and other teams of local interest.
The contests will be conducted weekly during the football season. There is no entry charge, just like there is no cost to subscribe to the Natchitoches Parish Journal.
Participation is very simple. Just click on this link:
CLICK HERE TO PICK YOUR WINNERS!
The Pick ‘Em portal opens to a menu of game-by-game matchups, with easy click-to-pick winning teams for each contest. One game will be used as a tiebreaker, with participants predicting the total points scored in that game. The one with the closest total to the actual total without going over would be the winner of a tiebreaker – if needed!
It takes 20-30 seconds to select your weekly picks!
Each week the picking will remain until 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
One person will win each week’s $100 prize, to be announced in the Journal early the following week as the next Pick ‘Em Contest launches.
All contest decisions by NPJ management are final.
Every participant will receive a FREE subscription to the Journal if you are not already signed up for the easily navigated, convenient 6:55 a.m. daily e-mail.
Enjoy it all, for FREE, and enter each week’s contest. You could collect $100, maybe more than once!
We also want to thank NRMC, Down Home Sausage, Family Farm & Garden, and Kathy Richmond – ReMax-Natchitoches for their Pick’em Partnerships within the contest.
Notes: Just ONE $100.00 winner per week. Only your FIRST submission will count, any others you submit will be excluded. Tiebreaker is the closest to the total points without going over. All decisions by Management are final. Management reserves the right to cancel the contest without notice.
Early Voting for the October 11, 2025 Election as of the Close-Of-Business on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
NEW PARISHWIDE TAX ON THE BALLOT:
Shall the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission, State of Louisiana levy a special tax of one (1) mill on all the property subject to taxation in the port area consisting of the entire parish of Natchitoches (an estimated $400,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year) for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the year 2026 and ending with the year 2035, for any lawful purposes, including acquiring, improving and equipping port facilities, necessary infrastructure and water treatment system, railways, docks and wharves, transfer and storage facilities, and further including commercial and industrial facilities to promote economic development in Natchitoches Parish?
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters Today:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 38 | 38 | 0 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 18 | 19 | 1 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 20 | 8 | 10 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 19 | 19 |
Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting:
| TOTALS | In Person | Mail In |
| 38 | 38 | 0 |
| WHITE | BLACK | OTHER |
| 18 | 19 | 1 |
| DEM | REP | OTHER |
| 20 | 8 | 10 |
| MALE | FEMALE |
| 19 | 19 |
JOURNAL STAFF
Nathan Morrow was the winner of $100 in the Natchitoches Parish Journal High School Football Pick ‘Em Contest, hundreds of participants have had lots of fun.
There’s another $100 prize on the line. You have until Thursday afternoon at 4 to enter this week’s contest. Anyone has the chance to win the $100 prize as the week’s top predictor of High School football games.
Participation is very simple. Just click on this link:
CLICK HERE TO PICK YOUR WINNERS!
The Pick ‘Em portal opens to a menu of game-by-game matchups, with easy click-to-pick winning teams for each contest. One game will be used as a tiebreaker, with participants predicting the total points scored in that game. The one with the closest total to the actual total without going over would be the winner of a tiebreaker – if needed!
It takes 20-30 seconds to select your weekly picks!
Entries are open now for the first week’s contest picking the winners for the weekend ending Sept. 5.
Each week the picking will remain until 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
One person will win each week’s $100 prize, to be announced in the Journal early the following week as the next Pick ‘Em Contest launches.
All contest decisions by NPJ management are final.
Every participant will receive a FREE subscription to the Journal if you are not already signed up for the easily navigated, convenient 6:55 a.m. daily e-mail.
Enjoy it all, for FREE, and enter each week’s contest. You could collect $100, maybe more than once!
We also want to thank NRMC, Down Home Sausage, Family Farm & Garden, and Kathy Richmond – ReMax-Natchitoches for their Pick’em Partnerships within the contest.
Notes: Just ONE $100.00 winner per week. Only your FIRST submission will count, any others you submit will be excluded. Tiebreaker is the closest to the total points without going over. All decisions by Management are final. Management reserves the right to cancel the contest without notice.
JOURNAL STAFF
Buddy Procter was the winner of $100 in the Natchitoches Parish Journal High School Football Pick ‘Em Contest, hundreds of participants have had lots of fun.
There’s another $100 prize on the line. You have until Thursday afternoon at 4 to enter this week’s contest. Anyone has the chance to win the $100 prize as the week’s top predictor of High School football games.
Participation is very simple. Just click on this link:
CLICK HERE TO PICK YOUR WINNERS!
The Pick ‘Em portal opens to a menu of game-by-game matchups, with easy click-to-pick winning teams for each contest. One game will be used as a tiebreaker, with participants predicting the total points scored in that game. The one with the closest total to the actual total without going over would be the winner of a tiebreaker – if needed!
It takes 20-30 seconds to select your weekly picks!
Entries are open now for the first week’s contest picking the winners for the weekend ending Sept. 5.
Each week the picking will remain until 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
One person will win each week’s $100 prize, to be announced in the Journal early the following week as the next Pick ‘Em Contest launches.
All contest decisions by NPJ management are final.
Every participant will receive a FREE subscription to the Journal if you are not already signed up for the easily navigated, convenient 6:55 a.m. daily e-mail.
Enjoy it all, for FREE, and enter each week’s contest. You could collect $100, maybe more than once!
We also want to thank NRMC, Down Home Sausage, Family Farm & Garden, and Kathy Richmond – ReMax-Natchitoches for their Pick’em Partnerships within the contest.
Notes: Just ONE $100.00 winner per week. Only your FIRST submission will count, any others you submit will be excluded. Tiebreaker is the closest to the total points without going over. All decisions by Management are final. Management reserves the right to cancel the contest without notice.
Rodrick McIntosh appeared in court the morning of July 31 for arraignment on new charges. Representing him is newly appointed defense counsel George L. Higgins from Pineville.
Prosecutors from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office—Assistant District Attorney Amanda Brotherton Todd and Assistant Attorney General Darwin Miller—are handling the case for the state. During the hearing, Higgins waived a formal reading of the bill of indictment and entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of McIntosh.
The Judge assigned two future court dates: a motions hearing scheduled for October 10 and a pretrial conference set for November 13. All parties are required to appear in person for both proceedings.
It was noted that the case will involve “voluminous discovery,” signaling a potentially complex pretrial process.
With the start of the new 2025-26 school year, the Natchitoches Parish School District is gearing up for students to set foot back in the classroom. Part of their prep includes new signage that was recently installed at M.R. Weaver Elementary.
“It’s a new way of presenting ourselves,” said Finance Director Lee Waskom in 2022 when Natchitoches Central had new signage installed on the front of the building. “It’s a way to show pride in our schools.”
To all Natchitoches Parish Citizens that received a summons for jury service on Monday, Aug. 4 at 9 AM, all business that was scheduled for this jury session has been completed and you are released. This completes your obligation and you don’t have to do anything further.
Thanks and enjoy your weekend!
The 10th JDC thanks you for your service.
David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152
