This & That…Friday, July 17, 2026

FREE general admission weekend at Natchitoches Alligator Park is back by popular demand July 18 & 19. Shows will take place at 12 noon, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4pm

Bonne & Clyde Trade Days is this weekend–July 17-19–from 9am until 4pm.

New Life Church in Hall Summit will host Kids & Youth Night Aug 5 from 6-7pm for ages 4 years to 12th grade. There will also be an adult bible study at the same time with Bro Collin in the sanctuary.

Cleco is planning to perform a system upgrade Fri July 24 through Mon July 27. During this time, the Cleco Customer Service offices will be closed and MyAccount will be unavailable. Cleco’s Customer Care Center will only be able to submit orders for emergencies or power outages. Any payments made during this period will post to customer accounts on Tue July 28 when the system resumes normal operations. Customers are encouraged to complete any necessary account transaction before July 24.

Untied Airlines announced its new Airbus jets will have a new type of seating in its Economy Plus cabin, a row without a middle seat passenger–turning the middle seat into a table for extra space.

Some AT&T customers may see higher phone bills in the near future due to a new Administrative & Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee.

LSU announced that Bert Jones’ #7 jersey will be retired.