The bridge over Coushatta Bayou on LA 515 has been re-opened. The highway department had closed the roadway to reinforce pilings on the bridge that had deteriorated. The state highway department announced this week that the bridgework had been finished and the road was open to traffic.

Here are a couple of notes of interest from area Universities:

Louisiana Tech University has announced the names of students on its spring quarter dean’s honor lists. One Red River Parish student made the list. She is Erica D. Grant, a graduate of Red River High School. To be eligible for the dean’s honor lists, a student is required to earn at least a 3.5 academic grade point average with no grade lower than a C on a minimum of nine semester hours completed (100-level or higher).

Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will present a Family & Friends CPR course Monday, June 18 and Monday, July 23 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 118 of Fournet Hall. The fee is $10 plus a $5 material fee. For more information, call (318) 357-6355, (800) 376-2422 or go to nsula.edu/ece/non-credit-programs.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing has ranked Louisiana Tech University’s Division of Nursing first in the nation for the exceptional performance of its graduates on the NCLEX-RN exam. The council ranks programs for the rate at which graduates pass the licensing exam – both at the state and national level. During the 2017-18 academic year, 100 percent of graduates in the Louisiana Tech program passed the National Council Licensing Exam – Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN).

Have you signed up your youngsters for the summer reading program at the Library? Get signed up today. The kids will have fun reading and learning. And they will be rewarded for achieving their goal by the end of the summer.