First Methodist Church invites everyone to their Tenebrae Service tonight at 5:30pm.

Hickory Grove Baptist Church is having a Church Camp raffle fundraiser. Proceeds will help send kids to church camp this summer. Tickets are $2. You could win a YETI Hopper M15 ice chest, GCI Outdoor Comfort Pro Rocker Chair, 10×10 pop-up canopy and Stanley Quencher 40oz tumbler. The drawing will take place May 1. Contact the church to purchase.

Riverdale Academy Class of 2029 is hosting a fishing tournament Apr 25 at Grand Bayou Resort. Blast off 6:30am. Weigh in 3pm. Contact the school for more information.

The Louisiana Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries will host its annual Father/Child Fun Camp May 1-2 at the Woodworth Education Center. This camp is open to fathers with children 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟵–𝟭𝟯 and offers a weekend outdoors to reconnect, build memories, and sharpen outdoor skills. Meals, lodging & supplies (tents provided; bring your own sleeping bag/linens). Registration: $50/family, $25 for each additional child (max 2 kids per adult). Pre-Registration is required and space is limited. Register online: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/fun-camp

NSU announced the hiring of Loyola (New Orleans) assistant coach Alan Frey as its 11th full-time women’s basketball head coach. Frey will be introduced to the university and Natchitoches communities in a 1:30 p.m. news conference Monday in the Lucille Mertz Hendrick Room in the Friedman Student Union.

Louisiana ranks as the least healthy state according to the 2025 America’s Health Rankings annual report, a position the state has held each year since 2021. The report, compiled by the United Health Foundation, analyzes 99 measures of health and well-being ranging from premature death rates to air and water quality to behavioral health.