Officials from Northwestern State University and management from Lott Oil will meet Monday, May 6, to unveil the “giving pump” at Shop A Lott’s South Drive location in Natchitoches. All are invited to attend.

Louisiana Christian University announces the students who earned placement on the Dean’s and President’s List for the fall 2023 semester. The students were recognized in a ceremony on Tuesday, April 16, in which they were able to recognize their parents, along with faculty and staff who had supported them in their academic pursuits. The Dean’s/President’s List ceremony is an annual event at LCU.

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Here is a look at the week of May 5-11 at Northwestern State University. Feb.

It’s time to mark your calendar and purchase tickets for the Natchitoches Jazz/ R&B Festival on May 910. The festival is family- friendly with free admission for kids under 12. Admission is also free for active military with ID. Friday night only admission is $25; Saturday only is $55; both days is $70; and VIP weekend is $125 for adults and $60 for students with ID. Capacity is limited due to event size restrictions so purchase tickets now at www eventbrite.com Gates open at 5:30 on Friday and noon on Saturday. No umbrellas or ice chests allowed; no chairs allowed in front or adjacent to main stage; chairs allowed at side stages.

318-352-8898 Last Monday evening, April 22, 2024 Malcolm and I attended revival at First Baptist Ft. Jessup.

The Clear Lake Cemetery annual meeting will be Saturday, May 4. Take a dish to share on the grounds.Donations will be taken for upkeep of the cemetery and church. Call Harry Trichel at 476-2653 for more information.

Of course, there is no more radical mercy than that of Jesus’s sacrificial death at Calvary. The Living New Testament in Titus 3:5 says, “He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” In the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) story told by Jesus, the wayward son received radical mercy when his father accepted him as his son. Then, showed him grace by throwing him a party. Rosemary Bardsley, Australian Bible teacher, said that our challenge with mercy is — mercy is always appropriate in those who have been shown God’s mercy. C. S. Lewis defined divine mercy as undeserved clemency from slavery to sin and separation from God. Missionary Elisabeth Elliott wrote, “God never withholds from his child, that which his love and wisdom call good. God refusals are always merciful – severe mercies at times, but mercies all the same. God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.”

Ongoing Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Admission is $6 adults; $5 students, seniors and active military; children 6 and under free.

Skye Marie Dager of Pineville is the winner of the 2024 Meraki Scholarship presented to a student in Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Art. Artist James Borders established the scholarship to honor the memory of his wife, Lisa Chesser Borders, who lost her battle with cancer in 2018 at age 49.