Month: July 2025

‘Slice to Meet Ya’ event welcomes NSU students with free pizza and purpose

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The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is teaming up with Louie’s Pizza to serve up warm slices and warm welcomes at Northwestern State University’s First Night Fest on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 7–9 PM at Iberville Green. All NSU students are invited to stop by for a free slice of pizza and learn how WRC is making a difference in the lives of women and families in our community.

This fun and faith-forward outreach event, titled “Slice to Meet Ya!,” is part of NSU’s Move-In Day festivities. The WRC will be on-site sharing information about volunteer opportunities, internships, and ways students can get involved in supporting women facing unplanned pregnancies.

Support Needed — Give a Slice of Thanks!


To make this event possible, the Women’s Resource Center is inviting local individuals, churches, and businesses to donate toward the cost of the pizza and outreach materials. NSU students serve as vital volunteers and future community leaders through their involvement with WRC—hosting baby item drives, participating in internships, and spreading awareness of our mission.

“We’re excited to welcome students back to campus and give them a taste—literally—of how they can make a difference,” says Nicole Woods, Executive Director of WRC. “We also welcome the support of donors who want to invest in this new generation of volunteers and advocates.”

To donate, visit wrcnatchitoches.org or mail/drop off a donation to:
 Women’s Resource Center
, located at 107 North St. in 
Natchitoches, LA 71457.

All donations are tax-deductible and will directly support the cost of this awareness and outreach event.

Winn Parish Sheriff’s Office Arrest Report

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Date: 6-24-25
Name: Zachery Jackson
Address: Natchez, LA
Race: White 
Sex: Male 
Age: 21
Charge: Violating a Protective Order 

Date: 6-25-25
Name: Joshua L Smith 
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White 
Sex: Male 
Age: 28
Charge: Simple Criminal Damage to Property 

Date: 6-26-25
Name: Todd W Smith 
Address: Joyce, LA
Race: White 
Sex: Male 
Age: 52
Charge: Fugitive from Winn Parish 

Date: 6-26-25
Name: Lyndall R Shell Jr
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: White 
Sex: Male 
Age: 59
Charge: Domestic Abuse Battery Date:

6-30-25
Name: Raina Simon King 
Address: Winnfield,LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 24
Charge: Identity Theft 

Date: 6-30-25
Name: Justin Robinson 
Address: Joyce, LA
Race: Black  
Sex: Male 
Age: N/A
Charge: Failure to Appear 

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation or arrested and charged with a crime have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Winnfield Police Department Arrest Report

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Date: 6-24-25
Name: David C Hollingsworth 
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Male 
Age: 34
Charge: Prohibited acts (Schedule 2, meth)

Date: 6-24-25
Name: Detavious Holmes 
Address: Winnfield,LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Male 
Age: 28
Charge: Theft of a motor vehicle, Possession of a Firearm or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon, Abuse Battery of a Dating Partner (Child Endangerment), Theft of Firearm 

Date: 6-25-25
Name: Kendrell Wilson 
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Male 
Age: 34
Charge: Theft 

Date: 6-25-25
Name: Tralenee Givens 
Address: Winnfield, LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 48
Charge: Domestic Abuse Battery (Child Endangerment)

Date: 6-25-25
Name: Misty Bosley
Address: Barnhart, TX
Race: White 
Sex: Female 
Age: 48
Charge: Obstruction of Justice 

Date:6-25-25
Name: Ruth Brimzy 
Address: Campti, LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 66
Charge:  Resisting an Officer, Domestic Abuse Battery 

Date: 6-25-25
Name: Kali Joines 
Address: Natchitoches, LA
Race: White 
Sex: Female 
Age: 47
Charge: Domestic Abuse Battery 

Date: 6-27-25
Name: Maeish Wright 
Address: DeRidder, LA
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 30
Charge: Obstruction of Justice, Prohibited Acts (Schedule 2, meth) 

Date: 6-28-25
Name: Janae MiLynn Givens-Manning 
Address: Homeless 
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 27
Charge: Theft (shoplifting) 

Date: 6-28-25
Name: Maraeshia Lynn Simon-Gaber 
Address: Homeless 
Race: Black 
Sex: Female 
Age: 23
Charge: Theft (shoplifting) 

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation or arrested and charged with a crime have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.