Dear Community Partners, It is an honor to serve as Mayor of a city with so many great community partners. In 2021, both President Biden, on the national level, and Gov.

Natchitoches Parish Schools announces that Chase Stepp has been named the new principal of Lakeview Jr./Sr. High School. Stepp’s position will be effective for the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

O.J. Simpson died last week. Many younger people will just say “So?” To anyone over 50, his life and his actions created riveting news, and poised him, both good and bad, as one of the most recognizable personalities in American history. O. J. was a little of everything. A football star in both college an in the NFL. He was the highest paid football player in the pros, and broke the all-time rushing record held by Jim Brown. (Unfortunately, no relation.). But he was also many other things. Yes a hero to so many of us, but also a liar, an actor, an abuser and a killer.

Secretary of State Nancy Landry reminds voters that early voting for the April 27 Municipal General Election will continue daily through Saturday, April 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Citizens who want to vote early may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters Office or at other designated locations, which can be found at voterportal.sos.la.gov/earlyvoting.

People hate to be hit with unexpected government fees every month — fees they never approved and may not even know about. But more such fees could be imposed on you if House Bill 836 passes the Louisiana Legislature now in session.

Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton Meginley, COL (USAF Retired) joins Gov. Jeff Landry in recognizing all military children in honor of the Month of the Military Child. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, there are more than 1.6 million military children who deserve recognition for their sacrifice as a result of the service of their parents.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation announce the opening of the application period for Historic Preservation and Certified Local Government Grants for fiscal year 2024-2025. Funding for the grants is provided through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service.

The Average Louisiana Worker Strolls into Work 30 hours late each year reveals a survey. •This equates to 35 mins per week.

There has been a lot of chatter in recent months about the need to rewrite Louisiana’s Constitution. And for good reason. This original slim document has now blossomed into the nation’s seventh longest state charter with over 83,000 words. The United States constitution, written in 1787, only has 4543 words.