NSU Elementary Lab is proud to announce its Honor Roll students for this Nine Weeks.

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

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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

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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!

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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:

Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):

• All data provided by the Natchitoches Parish ROV  as of October 2 at 6:00 pm

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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:

Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):

• All data provided by the Natchitoches Parish ROV  as of October 1 at 6:00 pm

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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:

Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):

• All data provided by the Natchitoches Parish ROV  as of September 30 at 6:00 pm

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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:

Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting (Courthouse & Mail-In/ABS):

• All data provided by the Natchitoches Parish ROV  as of September 29 at 6:33 pm

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The 10^th 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

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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:

Total Natchitoches Parish Voters During Early Voting:

• All data provided by the Natchitoches Parish ROV  as of September 27 at 6:33 pm

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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

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Several Natchitoches schools received a boost for their STEM programs thanks to the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance and local nominations from community convenience stores.

Representatives from Lott Oil Company, Camille Donahue and Landon Amburg, delivered donation checks to selected schools as part of the initiative, which supports education in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The following schools received contributions:

Natchitoches Central High School
M.R. Weaver Elementary School
Natchitoches Junior High
Natchitoches Magnet School
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA)
St. Mary’s Catholic School
NSU Middle Lab School

The support is part of ExxonMobil’s ongoing effort to strengthen STEM education and prepare students for future careers in science and technology. Local officials and school representatives expressed appreciation for the contributions, which will help enhance learning opportunities for students across the parish.

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HAGEWOOD WATER SYSTEM
NOTICE OF VIOLATION/ TIER 2 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Chlorine Treatment Technique Violation

The Hagewood Water System is currently in violation of the treatment technique requirements for minimum residual disinfectant level as set forth by the State (Part XII of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code). Although this incident is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has determined that the presence of microbiological contaminants is a health concern at certain levels of exposure and requires the disinfection of drinking water to kill disease- causing organisms. Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not just associated with disease-causing organisms in drinking water, but also may be caused by a number of factors other than your drinking water. LDH has set enforceable requirements for treating drinking water to reduce the risk of these adverse health effects.

Treatment such as filtering and disinfecting the water removes and destroys microbiological contaminants. Drinking water which is treated to meet LDH requirements is associated with little to none of this risk and should be considered safe.

We are required to monitor your water for the residual disinfectant level. This tells us whether we are effectively treating the water supply. During the compliance monitoring periods of 5/1/2025 through 5/31/2025, and 6/1/2025 through 6/30/2025, the Hagewood Water System failed to provide the minimum residual disinfectant level in the treated water supplied to customers. The violation occurred because the treated water chlorine residual was less than 0.5 milligrams per liter in over five percent of the samples collected in the water system in two consecutive months.

You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

We have increased the chlorine dosage and flushed throughout the system to ensure the residual is at or above the required level. System compliance is expected by 7/15/2025.

For more information, please contact John Bynog at 318-471-6715.

This notice is being sent to you by Hagewood Water System, PWS ID# LA1069005. Date distributed: July 21, 2025

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To all Natchitoches Parish Citizens that received a summons to appear Tuesday July 22 at 9:00 AM at the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse, you are released and have no further obligations. Thanks for your assistance.

The 10th JDC thanks you for your service.

David Stamey
Clerk of Court Natchitoches Parish
318-352-8152

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HAGEWOOD WATER SYSTEM
NOTICE OF VIOLATION/ TIER 2 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF NON-COMPLIANCE

Chlorine Treatment Technique Violation

The Hagewood Water System is currently in violation of the treatment technique requirements for minimum residual disinfectant level as set forth by the State (Part XII of the Louisiana State Sanitary Code). Although this incident is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct this situation.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has determined that the presence of microbiological contaminants is a health concern at certain levels of exposure and requires the disinfection of drinking water to kill disease- causing organisms. Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not just associated with disease-causing organisms in drinking water, but also may be caused by a number of factors other than your drinking water. LDH has set enforceable requirements for treating drinking water to reduce the risk of these adverse health effects.

Treatment such as filtering and disinfecting the water removes and destroys microbiological contaminants. Drinking water which is treated to meet LDH requirements is associated with little to none of this risk and should be considered safe.

We are required to monitor your water for the residual disinfectant level. This tells us whether we are effectively treating the water supply. During the compliance monitoring periods of 5/1/2025 through 5/31/2025, and 6/1/2025 through 6/30/2025, the Hagewood Water System failed to provide the minimum residual disinfectant level in the treated water supplied to customers. The violation occurred because the treated water chlorine residual was less than 0.5 milligrams per liter in over five percent of the samples collected in the water system in two consecutive months.

You do not need to boil your water or take other corrective actions. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

We have increased the chlorine dosage and flushed throughout the system to ensure the residual is at or above the required level. System compliance is expected by 7/15/2025.

For more information, please contact John Bynog at 318-471-6715.

This notice is being sent to you by Hagewood Water System, PWS ID# LA1069005. Date distributed: July 21, 2025

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