Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish is a certified Work Ready Community that is actively engaged in maintaining their status.
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Goals updated only for participating counties
Status History:
Certified: Dec 2016
Maintained 1: Sep 2017
Maintained 2: Aug 2019
Maintained 3: Feb 2021
Maintained 4: Jan 2022
Maintained 5: Jan 2025
Maintained 6: Mar 2025
Hover over the chart to see how they received their points.
Progress Towards Goals
Natchitoches Parish is actively engaged in maintaining their status as a Work Ready Community. To do so, they must earn 5 points that prove their ongoing commitment to developing a thriving economy for employers and employees.
Traditional goals 3 Points
Maximum of 4 points possible
Current Goal - 1 points
Emerging Goal - 1 points
Transitioning Goal - 1 points
Optional goals 1 Points
Maximum of 3 points possible
Improved Certificates - 1 points
Economic Regions Including Natchitoches Parish
ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate [NCRC]
Workforce | Total NCRC |
Bronze NCRC |
Silver NCRC |
Gold NCRC |
Platinum NCRC |
NCRC Plus |
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Emerging | High School | 3257 | 752 | 1567 | 657 | 281 | 115 |
College | 55 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 280 | 89 | 125 | 43 | 23 | 15 |
Public | 130 | 41 | 54 | 28 | 7 | 12 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 1287 | 476 | 576 | 178 | 57 | 42 | |
Recent Veteran | 12 | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5021 | 1383 | 2354 | 915 | 369 | 185 |
Workforce | Total NCRC |
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Emerging | High School | 3257 | 752 | 1567 | 657 | 281 | 115 |
College | 55 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 0 | + | |
Current | Private | 280 | 89 | 125 | 43 | 23 | 15 |
Public | 130 | 41 | 54 | 28 | 7 | 12 | |
Transitioning | Adult Education | 6 | + | + | + | 0 | 0 |
Unemployed | 1287 | 476 | 576 | 178 | 57 | 42 | |
Recent Veteran | 12 | + | + | 0 | + | 0 | |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 5021 | 1383 | 2354 | 915 | 369 | 185 |
The table above is a detailed breakdown of the same ACT WorkKeys NCRC data presented in the upper right box on this page and represents ACT WorkKeys NCRCs earned or improved throughout the community. All ACT WorkKeys NCRC data is updated monthly.
+ Value less than 4
ACT WorkKeys NCRCs Earned
Showing: Jan 1, 2012 to Apr 30, 2025
Workforce | Goals | Actual NCRC |
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✓ Emerging | 1082 | 3428 |
✓
Current |
230 | 437 |
✓ Transitioning | 894 | 1341 |
Workforce category not identified | 0 | 0 |
Workforce | Total |
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Employers Supporting | 42 |
Improved ACT NCRC
To/From | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
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Not Earned | 308 | 100 | 9 | 0 |
Bronze | 516 | 36 | 2 | |
Silver | 246 | 28 | ||
Gold | 107 |
Service Delivery Locations
These are the locations in Natchitoches Parish where a job seeker can take the WorkKeys test.
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Louisiana Workforce Commission
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Louisiana Workforce Commission
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CLTCC - Natchitoches
Participating High Schools
These Natchitoches Parish high schools help students prepare for and take the WorkKeys test.
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Natchitoches Central High School
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Lakeview Junior/Senior High School
Contact Us
For more information on Natchitoches Parish's efforts in the Work Ready program, contact:
Natchitoches Economic Development Alliance
318-352-6894
Employers in Natchitoches Parish recognize or recommend the ACT WorkKeys NCRC
- Gilchrist Construction Co.
- Natchitoches Community Care
Center/CommCare Corporation - ACA Corporation
- Cleco Corp
Red River Bank
- Cleco Corp
Martco Limited Partnership - Plywood
- Pilgrim's Inc.
- CP-Tel
- Winn Parish Medical Center
Jena Choctaw Pines Casino
- Future Expectations Community Care
Services LLC - Natchitoches Parish Council on Aging
- Ward's Waste Services LLC
- Tour Natchitoches with Barbara
- St. Mary's RTS
Winn Correctional Center
Rapides Parish School Board
- Weyerhaeuser
- Louisiana Eye & Laser
- Storer Equipment Company Ltd dba Storer
Services - Alliance Compressors
- Patel McDonalds
City of Natchitoches
- Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Heliport
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