The Red River Parish Library will host Sizzlin’ Hot Bingo Wednesday, August 13th at 1pm. Join in for lots of fun with  a bunch prizes and also refreshments.

Grand Cane Merchants Fall Market is slated for September 6 from 9am until 2pm. If you are interested in being a vendor fill out the jotform (https://form.jotform.com/251554279515159)

The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches is hosting its 9th annual Kiwanis 5K Color Run and Pancake Festival. The event will take place at Northwestern State University’s Collin’s Pavilion on September 20, 2025. A full pancake breakfast will be available from 7-11 am. The pancakes will be FREE to all guests. At 8am, 1-mile fun run begins and at 8:45am the 5K Color Run kicks off. A free Kids Zone will be setup with face painting and bounce houses.

Jacksonville Jaquars’s kicker, Cam Little, hit a 70-yard field goal in their preseason game this weekend against the Pittsburg Steelers. 

New Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1860 Hwy 153 in Castor, is holding their 3rd annual Big Buck Contest. Participants must attend the kickoff event to enroll in the contest Saturday, September 27 at 6pm. Guest speaker is Richie McCarthy. The grand prize winner at the end of the season will win a free shoulder mount. 

According to Tripadvisor, more Americans traveled abroad this summer with the Top 5 destinations: Cancun, Paris, London, Rome and Cabo San Lucas.