Man Church will be held Thursday, October 10 at 6pm at Grand Bayou Event Center. Speaker for the evening is Scott Ivy, Interim Pastor at Social Springs Baptist Church. A catfish dinner will be provided.

The Louisiana Homesteader Conference will take place on Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 at the LSU AgCenter Red River Research Station in Bossier City, LA. Admission is free.
Oct 11: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Oct 12: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Learn about homesteading, food production and food preservation for backyards and small acreage. Topics include poultry production, backyard rabbits, rising meat and milk goats, small-scale beef production, meat processing, vegetable gardening, fruit trees and more.

Congratulations to these Red River Parish 4-H members for being selected as Northwest Ag Ambassadors! Katelynn Albright-Magnolia Bend; Shirley Boyd-Riverdale Academy; and Mack Russell-Red River High School.

Red River Parish Library hosts Children’s Story Time every Friday from 10-11am.

Join the Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society, Inc. for an evening observation session at the Shreveport Observatory on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The observing session involves looking through telescopes at numerous astronomical objects. The evening observing session at Shreveport Observatory will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Numerous telescopes will be available to observe the Moon, Venus, Saturn and it’s rings, as well as numerous galaxies, star clusters, double stars, nebula, and much more. The Shreveport Observatory is located eight miles south of the LSU-Shreveport campus. Go south on Hwy. LA. 1 and right on Hwy. 175 for about 1.7 miles and left on Astronomical Way. A free sky map and Moon map and other handouts are available. For additional information or a map go to ShreveportAstronomy.com or contact Dr. Cran Lucas at (318) 573-6929 or Email cranlucas@gmail.com.

The Village of Hall Summit will host their 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat Thursday, October 26 from 5-7pm at the Hall Summit Community Center & Park. The fun includes a costume contest, games and lots of candy!