This & That…Monday, September 22, 2025

The SEC will announce the football opponents for the next four years for every SEC school on a one-hour television special, SEC Now: 2026-29 Football Opponents Reveal, scheduled for Tuesday Sept 23 at 6pm on SEC Network.

Victorious Life Ministries will present Times of Refreshing Revival Wed Sept 24 at 7pm. Pastor Derrick Newton will serve as the Revivalist. 

Join the Shreveport-Bossier Astronomical Society, Inc. to celebrate National Astronomy Day and the 35th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with an evening observation session at the Shreveport Observatory on Sat Sept 27 from 7:30 to 10pm.

Northwestern State University will hold a ribbon-cutting for Dr. Robert Alost Hall, the university’s state-of-the-art academic hub that opened this semester. The ceremony will take place at 3pm Fri Oct 3 in conjunction with the university’s Homecoming festivities.

Alost Hall is located at 160 Sam Sibley Drive, the former site of Caddo Hall, a 1960s residential facility that was razed in preparation for the new building. Alost Hall replaces John S. Kyser Hall, constructed in 1968, as the university’s main academic building. Parking for the ribbon-cutting will be available at the adjacent commuter parking lot.The ribbon-cutting is one event in a full slate planned for Homecoming weekend.  For a full schedule, visit www.northwesternstatealumni.com/homecoming

The NW Region Red River Research Station will host the Louisiana Homesteader Conference Oct 17-18. It will feature 15 expert speakers discussing a wide range of topics. There will be over 100 vendors showcasing their products, fun activities for kids and several food trucks.

Textron Aviation Defense is kicking off a nationwide tour showcasing the Beechcraft M-346N’s advanced capabilities as a ready-now solution for the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System. 

According to Louisiana Crawfish, purging crawfish requires holding crawfish in an aerated, freshwater system for 12 to 24 hours or more.

Shreveport Regional Airport announced it had its busiest summer in 44 years, and it was also the fourth busiest summer in the airport’s 23-year-history.