Thursday Sept. 24, USDA Rural Development officials and Sheriff Cranford Jordan met to sign a letter of condition to approve funds to build a new $10.2 million jail. USDA Rural Development Natchitoches Area Director Reinette Foster and Community Programs Specialists Tony Matlock and Winnfred Jones visited Sheriff Jordan to sign the letter, which must be understood and argued before final approval of funds to build the new jail. More than $100,000 has been spent on the project already.