Former Miss Merry Christmases will be parade grand marshals
Anna Rachal is poster winner
Decked out in his Christmas print suit, Van Erickson chats with Santa Claus at the kickoff for the 100th celebration news conference of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival.
Anna Rachal, right, an art teacher at Northwestern Elementary Lab School, is the Christmas Festival Poster winner for 2026. At left is Natchitoches Arts Council chairman Karen Terrel.
In a salute to their service to the Natchitoches Christmas Festival, former Miss Merry Christmases will serve as honorary Grand Marshals to the 100th celebration it was announced last Friday.
The announcement was made at the officially kick off to the countdown to the 100th Anniversary of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Light. The former Miss Merry Christmas honorees were selected for the 70…
