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Driver gets 16 years at hard labor for vehicular homicide wreck
Natchitoches Parish District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced the guilty plea and sentencing in a vehicular homicide case. Daryl Williams, 38, of Coushatta, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, a felony, relating to a traffic fatality on US Hwy 71 in November 2021. Williams, who was driving southbound, crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle head on.As a result of the…
Notice of Death – August 4, 2024
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Church catches fire in Natchitoches Parish
CAMPTI, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A church in Campti was damaged when a fire broke out early Thursday morning. A call came in around 7:20 a.m. reporting a fire at the Greater Holy Temple Church in the 100 block of Carter St. Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s deputies, multiple units from Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #9 and mutual aid assistance from Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #6 responded to find smoke billowing from the church.
Multiple units respond to church fire in Campti
CAMPTI, La. (KALB) - The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, along with multiple units from Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #9 and #6 are at the scene of a fire at the Greater Holy Temple Church in the 100 block of Carter Street in Campti. NPSO said that they received...
Greater Holy Temple catches fire in Campti, La.
CAMPTI, La. (KSLA) - Multiple units fought the flames at a church fire in Campti, Natchitoches parish. On August 1, at 7:20 a.m., the Natchitoches Parish Fire District 9 responded to a fire at the Greater Holy Temple in Campti on the 100 block of Carter Street. Fire Chief Douglas...
Responders extinguish fire at church in Campti
Natchitoches Parish Fire District #9 Fire Chief Douglas Rachal reported the fire at the Greater Holy Temple Church in Campti was extinguished. There was moderate fire and heavy smoke damage to the church. The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office assisted NPFD #9 in an effort to determine what may have caused the fire. At this time, the fire is not suspicious.
LSUA’s Central Louisiana Economic Dashboard for July Released
ALEXANDRIA - The Louisiana State University of Alexandria College of Business releases its July 2024 issue of the Central Louisiana Economic Dashboard. The latest economic data for Central Louisiana reveals mixed trends in employment, consumer spending, and housing markets. The Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Natchitoches Parish saw a rise in the unemployment rate in June.
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