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  • NRMC Issues Statement Regarding Exterior Fire and Safety Response

    NATCHITOCHES, LA – On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at approximately 5:34 p.m., Natchitoches Regional Medical Center’s fire alarm systems activated, identifying smoke on the east side of the hospital’s second and third floors. Shortly thereafter, fire was visible on the exterior of the building near the Emergency Department roof, an area currently undergoing roofing reconstruction.…

  • NSU Office of Alumni & Development invites entrepreneurs to Food Truck Workshop, Natchitoches Startup Weekend

    NATCHITOCHES – Interested in launching a food truck business? Or perhaps you’ve started and need help getting off the ground? Join NSU’s Office of Alumni and Economic Development for a Food Truck Workshop from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at the Office of Alumni and Development, 520 University Parkway, Natchitoches. The event is free…

  • Honoring History, Family, and Country

    Natchitoches, Louisiana – BOM Bank President & CEO Ken Hale, along with his children and BOM Bank employees Ragan and Drake Hale, and Board Members Kay Foshee and Leanne Foreman, and Kay’s granddaughter, Thea Foshee are pictured with the American flag that once flew over our Montgomery branch in the 1940s—before Alaska and Hawaii became…

  • City of Natchitoches to Launch “Ask Natchitoches First” Movement

    NATCHITOCHES, LA – The City of Natchitoches is proud to announce the launch of the Ask Natchitoches First movement, beginning Friday, October 3, 2025. This initiative is designed to encourage residents to support local businesses and strengthen the city’s economy by shopping local first.In advance of the launch, the City will host a series of…

  • Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Named to Becker’s “Top Hospitals for Nurse Communication” List

        Natchitoches, LA — September 30, 2025 — Natchitoches Regional Medical Center (NRMC) is proud to announce its inclusion in Becker’s Hospital Review’s “529 Top Hospitals for Nurse Communication” list, which highlights hospitals nationwide that earned a 5-star rating in nurse communication. This honor places NRMC among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide to earn this distinction.   This…

  • Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2026 Induction Class

    NATCHITOCHES – Recent Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Sylvia Fowles, NFL stars Joe Horn, Todd McClure and Pat Williams, Major League Baseball All-Star Jonathan Lucroy and legendary basketball coaches John Brady, Mike McConathy and Dewain Strother make up a star-studded eight-member group of competitors’ ballot inductees chosen for 2026 induction in the Louisiana Sports…

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