Six Natchitoches Central orchestra students were selected to represent their school in the 2026 LMEA All-State Orchestra in New Orleans over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. These students were selected from among the best young musicians in the state to be part of a 100-member orchestra directed by Dr. Gene Moon, director of Orchestral Studies at California Baptist University. From left are Macyn LaCour, Billy Robicheaux, Ana Cano Campos, Yujun Yao, Christian Frazier and Scott Stetson.