More than 100 volunteers from Northwestern State University, the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts, the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training joined forces with the City of Natchitoches/Keep Natchitoches Beautiful and the Cane River Patrol for a successful afternoon of removing trash from the dry bed of Cane River Lake in downtown Natchitoches Friday. 

Faculty and students from several disciplines at Northwestern State and two busloads of students fromLSMSA, as well as volunteers and personnel from the City donned protective gloves and rubber bo

NATCHITOCHES – The City of Natchitoches reminds residents and businesses that mandatory water restrictions remain in effect.

Mandatory water restrictions include:

Level 3:  Mandatory:  Odd-numbered addresses may use water outdoors only on Sundays.  Even-numbered or unnumbered addresses and golf courses may use water outdoors on Saturdays.  No outdoor water use is allowed on scheduled days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m.

Folks on the Chee Chee Bay Water System, which is in the northern part of Natchitoches Parish, no longer have to boil their water. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals says the water passed its testing and is safe to drink.