Proposed state construction budget includes more than $5.4 million for Natchitoches projects
Proposed state construction budget includes more than $54 million for Natchitoches projects; $16.6 million for NRMC tower projectBy Richard Searles Healthcare, education, roads and flood protection projects receive funding recommendations in House Bill 2 More than $54 million in state construction and infrastructure projects tied to Natchitoches Parish are included in the latest version of Louisiana's capital outlay budget, with major funding proposed for healthcare facilities, higher education projects,
State and local leaders celebrate broadband expansion in Natchitoches Parish
Local officials and state leaders gathered on June 8 for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting celebrating the completion of a major broadband infrastructure project. Funded by Louisiana's Gumbo grant program, the newly installed in-ground fiber optics network brings high-speed internet access to 171 homes and 24 small businesses across long-underserved pockets of Natchitoches Parish, including the Clarence and Natchez areas. Natchitoches City Councilwoman-at-Large Betty Sawyer Smith welcomed attendees, emphasizing
Natchitoches Central students sign job offers through RoyOMartin's 'Girls Can Too' program
Two Natchitoches Central High School students have signed job offers with RoyOMartin through the company's Girls Can Too! workforce development program. The students were among 16 students recognized during RoyOMartin's recent Career Signing Day. Fourteen Central Louisiana students signed job offers during the event, while two additional students from Corrigan, Texas, signed earlier this month. The signing day marked the first two hires from the Girls Can Too! program, which is now in its fourth year. The
