Red River Parish, mark your calendars!

The 2026 Red River Crusade & Concert is coming to Coushatta for four incredible nights of worship, encouragement, and hope. Live Music: Jason Lovins Band Speaker: Luke Hockenjos (“Give ‘em Jesus”) July 19-22, 2026 Red River High School Gym 915 E. Carroll St.

Library summer reading program

59 children and 30+ grown-up kids came to see Harvey, Mr. Tim and Mrs. Laura last week during the Red River Parish Summer Reading Program last Monday.

4-H Volunteers at NWLA Food Bank

Red River 4-H paired up with Bienville and Caddo 4-H to learn about food insecurity and volunteering at the food bank today! Thanks Mrs Elizabeth, our Nutrition and Community Health Agent, for teaching us all about food insecurity and setting us up to go volunteer!

Summer Reading Program returns July 8-9 with puppet show

The free shows, like The Dinosaur Experience, are part of the Natchitoches Parish Library’s Summer Reading Program (SRP), held Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Natchitoches Parish Library, Natchitoches and Campti branches as well as the Riverbank Stage.

Literary Lagniappe book club will discuss Lady Tremaine

Join fellow Natchitoches readers for Literary Lagniappe, a book club with discussion guided by Marné Deranger July 21 at 10 a.m. for lunch and 6 p.m. for dinner at 524 Front St..

Sixteen students sign career offers with RoyOMartin through Woodworks

Sixteen students recently took an important step toward their future by signing job offers with Roy-OMartin through the company’s Wood-Works and Girls Can Too! workforce development programs.

Church News

Mt. Olive Baptist Church is seeing a dedicated, spiritually grounded musician to serve during Sunday worship services and special programs. Must be dependable, musically skilled with the ability to play with excellence and committed to supporting an hour of worship per what honors God.

Antoon golf tournament raises $7,000 for student scholarships

The 11th annual Johnny Antoon Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $7,000 to support scholarships for Northwestern State University students. Twenty-four teams competed in the June 6 event that honors the memory of one of NSU’s most loyal supporters.

Mark Your Calendars! July

Complimentary Downtown Walking Tours of the Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. Depart from the Natchitoches Visitors Center on Front St. Call 318/356-5555 for more information and to book group tours.

Summer Dinner Theater to present ‘Country Summer Nights’ revue

The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present the music revue “Country Summer Nights” July 14-18 and 21-25 on the stage of the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 6 p.m. Pia Wyatt is the director. Jason Thomas is the musical director.Tickets are $60.