The streets of downtown Many will come alive under the lights as Many Gras 2025 shifts to an exciting nighttime parade. The festivities kick off Saturday, Feb. 1 with the parade rolling at 6pm. After the parade, the celebration continues in the square with a street dance featuring DJ Doug and a variety of offerings from food trucks. Locals and visitors alike are invited to join the fun for an unforgettable “Louisiana Saturday Night” filled with music, dancing, and great food. Don’t miss this exciting new tradition in Many!
Pianist Boris Cepeda will present a recital at Northwestern State University on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. The concert is part of the Louisiana Piano Series International. Tickets are $15. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream. NSU Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. John Price and Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Francis Yang are co-directors of the of the Louisiana Piano Series International.
A Hope for Lydia fundraiser will be held Saturday, Feb 8 at the Ashland Fire Department located at 719 Highway 153 in Ashland starting at 11am. Lydia is the 2 year old daughter of Kirk and Morgan Weaver Rachal who has been diagnosed with Sanfilippo, a disease known as Alzheimer’s in children. Bar-B-Que sandwich plates will be for sale for $10 each. Preorders are welcome and deliveries can be made locally. Willing to travel further if 10 or more plates are ordered for one location. A Charbroil electric smoker donated by Fire District 2 in Goldonna will be raffled off as well. (Winner does not need to be present to win) Tickets are $1 each. Please contact an Ashland Fire Department member if you would like to purchase tickets. There will be auction items to bid on that day as well. Please follow Ashland Fire District 8’s Facebook page for updates. All proceeds will go to Hope for Lydia. Donate to Hope for Lydia can also be made at the GoFundMe link is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/savelydia
A TEAS Test Boop Camp will be offered through Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Education on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the second-floor classroom of South Hall on NSU’s Natchitoches campus. Registration is $40 if completed by Feb. 1 and $50 after that date. The boot camp provides study tips for test success and a review of the TEAS sections on reading, math, science and English. The recommended text for the course is Mometrix Test Preparation (2016). ATI TEAS Secrets Study Guide, ISBN: 978-1-5167-0383-8. For more information or to register for classes, go to checkout.nsula.edu
Meriwether Wealth and Planning has announced their support of local students by offering four (4) $1,000 scholarships to eligible graduating high school seniors. Applications are available at https://www.meriwether.com/resources and must be received by Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5pm. Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC is a registered investment adviser with offices in Minden and Ruston. They provide services such as investment management, retirement planning, business valuation, and advisory services for employer plans.
First Baptist Church Coushatta is hosting Basketball JAM Camp, a month long camp that consists of weekly age-group practices honing in on learning the skills and drills of basketball, devotional times at the end of each practice and Family day on the last Saturday with scrimmages to show off what the children have learned. The fun will take place throughout the month of March. Coach Mike McConathy will be helping us with the skills and drills. Registration is now open for children in grades PreK4-6.
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