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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Northwestern State University will host a guest lecture by Bobby Gonzales titled “We Are Still Here: How First Nations Survived Pandemics and Other Catastrophes.”

The lecture will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the Student Union Ballroom. The talk is free and is open to the public. Gonzales is an Indigenous/ Latino lecturer, storyteller and poet based in New York City. He is the author of several books including “TAINO ZEN” and “The Last Puerto Rican Indian: A Collection of Dangerous Poetry.” Gonzales has presented at Carnegie Hall, the National Museum of the American Indian, the Detroit Institute of Arts and many other museums and colleges. He organizes and emcees at the annual Bronx Native American Festival. He was selected as the 2018-19 New York City Indian of the Year.

Listed below, you’ll find a list of Sabine parish residents owed money by the state of Louisiana.

From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly released LSU AgCenter estimate.

Based on responses to a 2021 survey, the study found that hog damage costs landowners $66.2 million in crop losses and $24.9 million in other expenses annually. More than 950 people completed the survey, representing nearly 660,000 acres of crop fields, pastures and woods.

The hogs cause a myriad of problems to Louisiana agriculture, an industry worth about $12 billion annually. They root up, wallow in and trample crops, tree seedlings and wildlife food plots. They also are known to wreak havoc on pastures, drains, levees, fences and waterways.

The Choctaw Apache Tribe of Ebarb will hold their Veteran’s Day Pow Wow and Native Art Festival on Friday and Saturday, November 4-5 at the tribal grounds on Gene Knight Road in Noble.

On Friday, demonstrations begin at 10 a.m. There will be a feature at 1 p.m. regarding the Toledo Bend area before its construction. Hosea Parrie will be featured at 6 p.m. On Saturday, the a.m. gourd is at 11 a.m. with grand entry at 1 p.m. Dinner will be held at 4 p.m. before another grand entry and social dancing begins at 6 p.m.

Saturday’s art fest will feature categories such as art, sausage, fry bread, canned goods, tamales, and wild game. All entries are due by 10 a.m. and the winners will be announced at grand entry at noon. Please be reminded that this is a drug and alcohol free event and no coolers are allowed. The pow wow is sponsored in party by the Cane River Heritage Center and Sabine Parish Tourist Commission.

On Thursday, October 20, Sabine Parish Schools hosted a multiagency collaboration to discuss mitigation efforts and plans to combat student truancy.

Supt. Shane Wright, his Central Office staff, Judge Verity Gentry, FINS Intake Officer Kem Jones, Sheriff Aaron Mitchell, Chief Deputy Brad Walker, Assistant District Attorney Anna Garcie, Many Police Chief Cheryl Wooley, and Assistant Chief Mason Wiley attended. All district principals were also in attendance and had an opportunity to voice concerns and share ideas.

As a result of this meeting, SPSB Officials, in coordination with these entities, will identify truant students and work to provide solutions to barriers preventing regular attendance. Discussed in detail was the implementation of more serious consequences for chronic absenteeism and continued truancy by repeat offenders.

Cypress Bend Resort’s stunning 18-hole championship golf course, known as the crown jewel of the Audubon Golf Trail, is getting even better as part of a multi-million full reconstruction project.

Tucked away on the Texas-Louisiana border in the charming town of Many, Louisiana, Cypress Bend Resort is a true outdoorsman’s paradise. The property offers fishing, 600 acres of nature trails and — its number one attraction — a championship golf course. The resort hotel recently became a Wyndham property and a major multi-million renovation is currently underway.

Celebrate the Bicentennial of Fort Jesup at Fort Fest 2022. Guests are invited to join us at Fort Jesup for the Annual Fort Fest Fundraiser hosted by the Friends of Fort Jesup. It will be a day of living history demonstrations, folk artists, and modern arts and wares. Vendors will be on site so guests are invited to come out and start their Christmas shopping early and local, while also enjoying historic demonstrations that will include black powder rifles, shuttle tatting, historic music, civilian camp sites, spinning, candle making, open hearth cooking demonstrations, and more. The evening will conclude with a Grand Garrison Ball from 6:30 - 8:30, a historic dancing experience, with period music and buffet. Purchase your Ticket to the ball ahead of time and receive a free pass to Fort Fest, a six dollar savings.

Gaulthier attends 6190 Rotary Conference

DAV Chapter 21 will be having a Veterans Day Program on November 11 at 11 a.m. at the DAV office at 29336 LA-191 in Many. All are invited to attend and encouraged to bring a covered dish or dessert to complement the meal. For more information contact the DAV at 256-6057.

Early Voting begins October 25th and ends on November 1st; excluding Sunday, October 30th. This will be conducted each day at my office from 8:30 am-6:00 pm.