The Town of Coushatta’s Mardi Gras parade rolls Sunday, March 2. Activities begin at 2pm on Front Street. The parade rolls at 3pm. There will be live music, family fun and vendors. The excitement ends at 8pm.

Woman of Courage Red River will host Woman Church March 11 at 6pm at The Shop, 1942 Hwy 507. For women of ALL ages. Guest speaker is Barbra Guillary, from Kairos Prison Ministry. Worship will be led by The Union Hall Worship Team. Dinner will be provided.

A collaborative research project between Dear School of Creative and Performing Art faculty Instructor of Music David Steele and Adjunct Professor of Fine Art Josie Rodriguez will be on display in Gallery 2 of the Orville Hanchey Art Gallery at Northwestern State University March 10-14. A closing reception will be held March 14 from 6-7:30pm. The public is invited to attend.

A program honoring composer Elliott Carter will be held at Northwestern State University on Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A live stream of the concert will be available at nsula.edu/capa/capalivestream. The program nicknamed “Carterfest” will feature a pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. by NSU Associate Professor of Fine Arts Dr. John Dunn. The performers will be current and retired faculty, as well as current and former students from NSU, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Monroe and Centenary College.

Nichols is having a huge clothing sale at ALL locations on March 13-15.

Interested in growing citrus? Take the free virtual Home Citrus Course developed by the Greater New Orleans LSU AgCenter horticulture agents. The course is free, ongoing and self-paced. Access the course here: https://tinyurl.com/HomeCitrusCourse

SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 23 -26 for the Red River Parish Spring Fair! Rides will open at 6pm, Wed-Fri and  Sat at 3pm.