A Drawdown is scheduled for Lake Claiborne following the Labor Day holiday weekend.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in conjunction with the Claiborne parish Watershed District, will draw down the lake beginning September 6.

The drawdown will allow Department of Transportation and Development to perform culvert repairs on L.A. Highway 2.

Water problems in the city of Natchitoches have forced the Natchitoches Parish School System to close all the schools in the parish on Friday, September 2. Superintendent Derwood Duke said the water boil order due to the low water pressure in the city is the reason for the parish-wide shut down. Schools will be shut down on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day, so classes will resume on Tuesday, September 6. Also, Natchitoches ARC says it will also close Friday due to the water problems.

A workshop for minority farmers and ranchers will be held from 9 a.m. - noon on Thursday, August 25 at the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, 2821 Greenwood Road in Shreveport.

The workshop is called "Disadvantaged but Not Forgotten". New resources will be shared concerning the Farm Services Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD) and Natural Resources and Conservation Services (NRCS). The interactive workshop will offer information to help minority farmers and ranchers with growth opportunities.