Recent Rains have Given Boost to Cane River
February 2, 2012
The weather has been fairly mild and the white perch are biting, and that’s attracting people to Cane River Lake in Natchitoches.
Also, recent rains have elevated the water level to 96.5 mean sea level, allowing the entire lake to reopen to boating traffic, said Betty Fuller of Cane River Patrol.
Parts of the lake are closed when the water level drops below 96 feet, said Fuller. The level dropped down to 93.4 feet last year during the drought, but rain in recent weeks has brought it back up, she said.
“December was very good for the lake, and in January we’re getting these rains every week,” and more rain is expected in the next few days, Fuller said.
“When Natchitoches gets those kinds of rain, the river will jump. The last rain Natchitoches got almost 4 inches, and we got a 5-inch rise on the lake.”
She said officials can now issue fishing tournament permits for the lake.
This time of year, Cane River Lake attracts boaters, fishermen and picnickers. During warmer months, skiing and wave-running are popular.
Fishing is good this time of year, Fuller said. “White perch has been real active, and they are catching a few bass.”
The lake stretches about 36 miles in length and averages 300 feet in width, giving it a surface area of less than 1,000 acres. The size and the configuration, along with shallow depth in some areas, create problems that officials address with specific safety regulations.
Cane River, also known as the Lower Cane, is a separate body of water than Cane River Lake. Cane River is not navigable, Fuller said, because of debris and configuration.
For more information about Cane River Lake, call Fuller at (318) 617-3235
Louisiana Tech Running Back Duplessis Found Dead
February 2, 2012
RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech running back Tyronne Duplessis has been found dead at his off-campus apartment.
Hazel Woods, the chief investigator for the Lincoln Parish coroner’s office, says the cause of death is not yet known and an autopsy is pending.
Duplessis, 21, whose body was found Thursday morning, recently completed his sophomore season of eligibility.
Louisiana Tech spokesman Patrick Walsh says coach Sonny Dykes has informed the team, which was expected to have a meeting later Thursday. The university has also made grief counselors available to the team.
Duplessis, who is from New Orleans, played in two games last season as he sought to come back from a knee injury that sidelined him in 2010. As a true freshman in 2009, he had 70 carries for 277 yards
Spring Scholar’s Day to be Held on February 11
February 2, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Scholars’ College will hold Spring Scholars’ Day Saturday, Feb. 11, in Morrison Hall on the Northwestern State University campus. The event is for prospective students and parents who are interested in learning more about the Scholars’ College. There is no charge to attend Scholars’ Day. Lunch will be available for $10.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the program starts at 9 a.m.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet the Scholars’ College faculty, learn about academic programs, sit in on a class session, tour campus facilities including residence halls and receive information on scholarships and financial aid. Panel discussions for students and parents will also be held. Interview sessions for prospective students will also be held.
Established in 1987 as the state’s designated honors college, the Louisiana Scholars’ College offers students the opportunity to pursue their academic and personal goals in a supportive atmosphere. The core curriculum combines great books-based courses with courses in mathematics and sciences to provide students with a strong foundation for their more focused study in one the College’s concentrations or in a traditional major.
To register, please call (800) 838-2208, or go to recruiting.nsula.edu/scholars-college.
Dr. Julie Kane to Appear in Leesville
February 2, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – Louisiana Poet Laureate Dr. Julie Kane will make two stops in Leesville Feb. 13 to offer presentations on humor in poetry and sign copies of her poetry volumes. Kane, a professor of English at Northwestern State University, makes public appearances and gives readings to promote poetry throughout the state.
Kane will first visit the Northwestern State University Leesville-Fort Polk campus library to talk with students and faculty and sign copies of her published books, which she is donating to the library.
Kane will appear at Vernon Parish Library from 3:15-5 p.m. where she will offer guidelines for humor in poetry, a base for a poet’s beginnings and show how those elements guide her work in her books Rhythm and Booze and Jazz Funeral. She will answer questions following the lecture as well as sign copies of her books. The program, open to the public, is made possible through a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Vernon Parish Library.
Kane is serving a two-year term as Louisiana’s Poet Laureate. A native of Massachusetts, she holds degrees from Cornell University, Boston University and Louisiana State University. Kane won the Donald Justice Poetry Prize for Jazz Funeral. A former Fulbright Scholar, Kane was a winner of the National Poetry Series Open Competition for Rhythm & Booze. She was a finalist for one of the major prizes in American poetry, The Poets’ Prize for the Best Collection of American Poetry, and a judge for the 2005 National Book Award in Poetry. Her poems “Particle Physics” and “Used Book” were featured on National Public Radio’s The Writer’s Almanac.
For more information on Kane’s appearance in Leesville, contact the Vernon Parish Library at (337) 239-2027 or (800) 737-2231.
Blood Drive to Be Held in Zwolle
February 1, 2012
A blood drive is scheduled for February 8th, sponsored by Weyehauser and will be held at Zwolle Central Station from 2-6pm. Everyone is encouraged to come out and give blood. T-shirts will be given to those who donate.
PRAXIS seminars
February 1, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s College of Education and Human Development Alumni Advisory Board is seeking nominations for its Hall of Distinguished Educators for 2012. Nominees must have graduated from theuniversity’s College of Education at least 30 years prior to nomination. Inductees will participate in Homecoming activities in the fall.
Anyone who would like to nominate an outstanding alumnus who has had a distinguished career in education should send the nominee’s resume and/or other documentation outlining the reason for the nomination to NSU College of Education and Human Development, c/o Janet Broadway, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 71497.
Additional information is available by calling Broadway at (318) 357-6278 or e-mailing broadwayj@nsula.edu<mailto:broadwayj@nsula.edu
New Slate of Officers for Sabine River Authority of Texas
February 1, 2012
Orange, TX) A new slate of officers was elected for 2012 by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) recently held in Orange, Texas. Earl Williams of Orange was elected as Board President. Other elected officers include Vice President David Koonce of Center, Secretary/Treasurer Cliff Todd of Carthage and Secretary Pro Tem Mac Abney of Marshall. Other members of the SRA Board include Past President Don Covington of Orange, Stan Mathews of Pinehurst, Connie Wade of Longview, J. D. Jacobs, Jr. of Rockwall, and Connie Ware of Marshall.
President Williams is CEO of Tool Tech Machining in Beaumont, Texas, partner of Cypress Bayou Industrial Painting and President of Cypress Bayou, Inc. in Orange, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Howard Payne University, a Master’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University and completed post graduate work at Texas A&M University. Mr. Williams was appointed to SRA’s Board of Directors by Governor Rick Perry in 2001. He previously served on SRA’s Board from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Williams and his wife, Suzanne, have two children and live in the Orange area.
The Sabine River Authority of Texas is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor of Texas. The Board is responsible for overseeing the development of water resources in the Sabine River Basin. Members of the Board are required to reside within a county situated wholly or partially within the watershed of the Sabine River. They are leaders in their communities dedicated to serve as active participants in the water issues being addressed by the Sabin River Authority of Texas.
Created by the Legislature in 1949, the Sabine River Authority is an official agency of the State of Texas. The Authority was created as a conservation and reclamation district with responsibilities to control, store, preserve, and distribute the waters of the Sabine River and its tributary streams for useful purposes.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest opens at NSU Feb. 8
February 1, 2012
– Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will perform One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Feb. 8-11, and 15-17, at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. in Theatre West. Pia Wyatt is the director.
Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens andnon-Northwestern State students. NSU and Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts are admitted free with a current student I.D. Tickets can be purchased online by going to theatre.nsula.edu and clicking on “Buy Tickets Now” on the right side of the page. Students and Theatre patrons cannot receive tickets online and shouldcontact the Theatre and Dance box office at (318) 357-4483.
Set in the world of a mental hospital, this place of rebellion is inhabited by an energetic, flamboyant, wise guy.This anti-hero is against the establishment, institutional authority, and status-quo attitudes. His story explores basic human rights and impulses as he protests against heavy-handed rules about watching the World Series. He illegally stages both a fishing trip and a drinking party in the ward, which leads to his own paralyzing lobotomy.
Members of the cast are Timothy Callais of Cut Off as Dale Harding, David Brumfield of Prairieville as Billy Bibbit, Matt Richardson of Fayetteville,Ark., as Ruckly, Will Sawyer of Houma as Martini, Kruz Landry of Kaplan as Scanlon, Catherine Mahan of Gonzales as Nurse Flinn, Marion Bienvenu of Baton Rouge as Nurse Ratched, Kwame Lily of Forney, Texas, as Aide Turkle and Sharla Mill of Forney, Texas as Candy.
The cast also includes Beau Wilson of St. Amant as Doctor Spivey,Alexis Smith of Mandeville as Sandra, Zach Judge of Lafayette as Charles Cheswick III, Johnathan M. Portier of Slidell as Chief Bromden, DeAngélo Renard of Mandeville as Aide Williams, Polanco Jones, Jr. of Metairie as Aide Warren and Timothy Sandifer of Baton Rouge as Randle Patrick McMurphy. Katherine Hustmyre of Mandeville is the stage manager and Brittany McMahon of San Diego and Brandy DiMatteo of Folsom are assistant stage managers.
Biomedical lecture
February 1, 2012
NATCHITOCHES – The Louisiana Scholars’ College at Northwestern State University will host an installment of its Biomedical Sciences Lecture Series with a presentation Friday, Feb. 10. Dr. Michael Mathis, professor and director of the gene therapy program at LSU Medical Center’s Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, will speak from noon-1 p.m. in Room 146 of Morrison Hall.
The monthly Biomedical Sciences Lecture Series exposes students to information on career opportunities and current research in biomedicine by faculty at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport and other medical centers. Upcoming lectures will take place on March 2 in which Dr. Neil Granger will explore inflammation and the microcirculation and on March 30 when Brandon Scott Pruett will discuss improving movement with aging.
For more information, contact Dr. Curt Phifer at (318) 357-4588 or e-mail phifer@nsula.edu<mailto:phifer@nsula.edu>.
Two Dead in Vernon Parish
January 31, 2012
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