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  • Events
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER
    • NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23
    • FORMAL INVESTITURE OF DR. MARCUS JONES WILL BE SEPTEMBER 9
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • PIX AROUND LOUISIANA
  • Food & Drink
    • MENUS FROM AREA RESTAURANTS
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • THE BEST RESTAURANT FOR MILES RIGHT HERE IN CENLA!!!
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM – AN AMAZING DINING EXPERIENCE …
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
    • CENLA’S BEST-KEPT “BRUNCH” SECRET ~ A REVIEW …
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
  • 318CENTRAL.COM COOKBOOK
    • WESTSIDE BARBEQUE POTATO SALAD
    • SWEET YELLOW SQUASH
    • “DUMP” MEATLOAF AND MORE …
    • GRAM’S SLOPPY JOES
    • “CRACK” DIP …
    • DIEF’S BANANA NUT BREAD …
    • BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO …
    • DIEF’S KEY LIME CHEESECAKE …
    • SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA …
    • CRAWFISH BOIL, MA CHÈRE …
    • BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH FALL VEGETABLES
    • Louisiana Boiled Shrimp
    • ULTIMATE SEAFOOD GUMBO
    • PECAN PIE MINI MUFFINS
    • CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIES
    • Holiday Yams
    • UNCLE DIEF’S SOUL-WARMIN’, HEART-HEALIN’ VEGGIE BEEF SOUP …
    • FOOTBALL SNACKS: Mama Dief’s Chili Dip
    • CHICKEN SOUP TO CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU!!!
    • PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
    • Castle Burgers
    • JUICY LUCY CHEESBURGER STEAK with LOUISIANA GRAVY
    • SHRIMP CREOLE
    • New Orleans BBQ Shrimp In Garlic Pepper Sauce
    • Chicken Sausage Gumbo
    • SHRIMP REMOULADE
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP AND SPICY SWEET SAUCE
    • 60 MINUTE CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE’
    • Strawberries Romanoff
    • BUFFALO MOZZARELLA CAPEZIO SALAD
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • SALMON … SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY and OH, SO GOOD
    • DIRTY RICE
    • Dief’s Texas Chili
    • Dief’s Salsa
    • NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS AND RICE
    • WORKOUT BOWTIE TUNA SALAD
  • Menus from Area Restaurants
  • Music & Art
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis
    • LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • BOM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST LOCATIONS!
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • LCU PROFESSOR TURNS TRASH INTO ART TREASURES
    • AUTHOR PENS ROMANCE SERIES SET IN “CYPRESS BAYOU,” i.e., NATCHITOCHES
    • LAUGHTER, TEARS, AND CELEBRATION AS NSU GRADS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • BLACK AND WHITE SHINES AT NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER’S EVENT
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • THANK YOU FROM EVERGREEN LIFE SERVICES …
    • ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER
    • NATCHITOCHES JAZZ/R&B FEST 25th WAS EVERYTHING WE HOPED AND MORE!
    • ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
    • LEROUX
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • LSMSA CLASS OF 2022 CELEBRATES 38TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
    • TEXAS SIBLINGS FIND HOME AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    • SENIORS AWARDED AT ANNUAL LSMSA RECOGNITION CEREMONY
    • LCU HOSTS 167th COMMENCEMENT
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • Checkout 102.3 JACK fm … They’re “playing what we want” … THEY ROCK!
    • Music Photo Gallery
  • LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
    • LEROUX
    • ALLEN TOUSSAINT (January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015)
    • DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
    • AL “CARNIVAL TIME” JOHNSON
    • LEADBELLY (b. Jan. 15, 20, 21, or 29, 1885, 1888, or 1889 – d. Dec. 6, 1949):
    • MEET MIKE SHEPHERD … A MAN FOR ALL MUSICAL SEASONS AND MORE …
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • LEON MEDICA – A LIVING LEGEND …
  • GREAT GOLFING IN CENLA
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • THE LINKS on the BAYOU … ALEXANDRIA BORN AND RAISED!
    • NORTHWESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE ~ THE STUDENT COUNTRY CLUB …
    • BRINGHURST GOLF COURSE … THE OLDEST PAR 3 COURSE IN AMERICA!
  • Sports
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • LSUA CAPTURES FIRST RRAC TITLE SINCE 2018
    • LSUA BASKETBALL ELEVATES INTERIM GAUTREAUX TO FULL COACH AHEAD OF NAIA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
    • RED RIVER MARINE IS YOUR “SHOPPING ONE-STOP!!!”
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • THE LINKS on the BAYOU … ALEXANDRIA BORN AND RAISED!
    • NORTHWESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE ~ THE STUDENT COUNTRY CLUB …
    • BRINGHURST GOLF COURSE … THE OLDEST PAR 3 COURSE IN AMERICA!
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
  • NEWS
    • LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER JUNE 2022
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • CLECO GIVES $100,000 TO LSUA TO SUPPORT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FUTURE
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • NSU HONORS INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GRADUATES
    • LEGENDARY SWIM COACH WALLY FALL HONORS GRANDFATHER WITH LSUA OAK TREE
    • LSUA BASKETBALL ELEVATES INTERIM GAUTREAUX TO FULL COACH AHEAD OF NAIA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
    • LSUA FOUNDATION NAME KELLY PEPPER AS NEW PRESIDENT
    • GRANT PARISH’S NOAKES MAKES NEWS EVEN BEFORE GRADUATION
    • BOM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST LOCATIONS!
    • FORMAL INVESTITURE OF DR. MARCUS JONES WILL BE SEPTEMBER 9
    • STUDENTS NAMED TO NSU PRESIDENT’S LIST EARNED 4.0 GPAs
    • CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • LSUA FOUNDATION HOSTS BELATED BLACK HISTORY LUNCHEON AND EBONY SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT
    • RED RIVER MARINE IS YOUR “SHOPPING ONE-STOP!!!”
    • ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
    • BLACK AND WHITE SHINES AT NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER’S EVENT
    • ROTARY CLUB OF ALEXANDRIA HONORS DR. HAYWOOD B. JOINER WITH SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • CREOLE HERITAGE CENTER SEEKS INPUT FOR NATIONAL DATA BASE
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
  • NEWS II
    • LCU PROFESSOR TURNS TRASH INTO ART TREASURES
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • LCU HOSTS 167th COMMENCEMENT
    • SENIORS AWARDED AT ANNUAL LSMSA RECOGNITION CEREMONY
    • AUTHOR PENS ROMANCE SERIES SET IN “CYPRESS BAYOU,” i.e., NATCHITOCHES
    • LSMSA CLASS OF 2022 CELEBRATES 38TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • FAMILY CREATES SCHOLARSHIP FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM
    • LAUGHTER, TEARS, AND CELEBRATION AS NSU GRADS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
  • NEWS III
    • LSUA CAPTURES FIRST RRAC TITLE SINCE 2018
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS: Who’s Your Copyman?
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • TEXAS SIBLINGS FIND HOME AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    • TONY BROWN • KTTP 1110AM WEEKDAY MORNINGS 6-9 AM
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • AROUND NATCHITOCHES
  • Medical Health & Beauty
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • LCU HOLDS CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR KEY STAFF
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • LAUGHTER, TEARS, AND CELEBRATION AS NSU GRADS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • CREOLE HERITAGE CENTER SEEKS INPUT FOR NATIONAL DATA BASE
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
  • HUMAN INTEREST STORIES
    • Mortgage Solutions from Southern Heritage Bank …
    • NATCHITOCHES JAZZ/R&B FEST 25th WAS EVERYTHING WE HOPED AND MORE!
    • Southern Heritage Bank …
    • ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER
    • CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • THANK YOU FROM EVERGREEN LIFE SERVICES …
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • LEGENDARY SWIM COACH WALLY FALL HONORS GRANDFATHER WITH LSUA OAK TREE
    • ROTARY CLUB OF ALEXANDRIA HONORS DR. HAYWOOD B. JOINER WITH SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
    • RED RIVER MARINE IS YOUR “SHOPPING ONE-STOP!!!”
    • LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS
    • GRANT PARISH’S NOAKES MAKES NEWS EVEN BEFORE GRADUATION
    • BOM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST LOCATIONS!
    • LEROUX
    • NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23
    • ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • FAMILY CREATES SCHOLARSHIP FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM
    • TEXAS SIBLINGS FIND HOME AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • LSMSA CLASS OF 2022 CELEBRATES 38TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
  • ARCHIVE LIBRARY
  • Events
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • CUNNINGHAM BUSINESS SYSTEMS, LLC … A CENLA MAINSTAY!
    • ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER
    • NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23
    • FORMAL INVESTITURE OF DR. MARCUS JONES WILL BE SEPTEMBER 9
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • PIX AROUND LOUISIANA
  • Food & Drink
    • MENUS FROM AREA RESTAURANTS
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • A PALATE OF DELIGHTS FROM THE INIMITABLE BENTLEY ROOM
    • THE BEST RESTAURANT FOR MILES RIGHT HERE IN CENLA!!!
    • THE BENTLEY ROOM – AN AMAZING DINING EXPERIENCE …
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
    • CENLA’S BEST-KEPT “BRUNCH” SECRET ~ A REVIEW …
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
  • 318CENTRAL.COM COOKBOOK
    • WESTSIDE BARBEQUE POTATO SALAD
    • SWEET YELLOW SQUASH
    • “DUMP” MEATLOAF AND MORE …
    • GRAM’S SLOPPY JOES
    • “CRACK” DIP …
    • DIEF’S BANANA NUT BREAD …
    • BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO …
    • DIEF’S KEY LIME CHEESECAKE …
    • SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA …
    • CRAWFISH BOIL, MA CHÈRE …
    • BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP WITH FALL VEGETABLES
    • Louisiana Boiled Shrimp
    • ULTIMATE SEAFOOD GUMBO
    • PECAN PIE MINI MUFFINS
    • CHOCOLATE PECAN BROWNIES
    • Holiday Yams
    • UNCLE DIEF’S SOUL-WARMIN’, HEART-HEALIN’ VEGGIE BEEF SOUP …
    • FOOTBALL SNACKS: Mama Dief’s Chili Dip
    • CHICKEN SOUP TO CURE ALL THAT AILS YOU!!!
    • PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE
    • Castle Burgers
    • JUICY LUCY CHEESBURGER STEAK with LOUISIANA GRAVY
    • SHRIMP CREOLE
    • New Orleans BBQ Shrimp In Garlic Pepper Sauce
    • Chicken Sausage Gumbo
    • SHRIMP REMOULADE
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP AND SPICY SWEET SAUCE
    • 60 MINUTE CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE’
    • Strawberries Romanoff
    • BUFFALO MOZZARELLA CAPEZIO SALAD
    • FRENCH BREAD PUDDING IN A CLEAR RUM SAUCE
    • SALMON … SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY and OH, SO GOOD
    • DIRTY RICE
    • Dief’s Texas Chili
    • Dief’s Salsa
    • NEW ORLEANS RED BEANS AND RICE
    • WORKOUT BOWTIE TUNA SALAD
  • Menus from Area Restaurants
  • Music & Art
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis
    • LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • BOM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST LOCATIONS!
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • LCU PROFESSOR TURNS TRASH INTO ART TREASURES
    • AUTHOR PENS ROMANCE SERIES SET IN “CYPRESS BAYOU,” i.e., NATCHITOCHES
    • LAUGHTER, TEARS, AND CELEBRATION AS NSU GRADS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • THE AMAZING DIAMOND GRILL … A DIAMOND, INDEED
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • JOHN WARD ACE HARDWARE – AN ALEXANDRIA ICON!
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • BLACK AND WHITE SHINES AT NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER’S EVENT
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • IT MAY SOUND CORN-Y … BUT IT’S A-MAIZING!!! :)
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • THANK YOU FROM EVERGREEN LIFE SERVICES …
    • ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER
    • NATCHITOCHES JAZZ/R&B FEST 25th WAS EVERYTHING WE HOPED AND MORE!
    • ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
    • LEROUX
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • LSMSA CLASS OF 2022 CELEBRATES 38TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
    • TEXAS SIBLINGS FIND HOME AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    • SENIORS AWARDED AT ANNUAL LSMSA RECOGNITION CEREMONY
    • LCU HOSTS 167th COMMENCEMENT
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • Checkout 102.3 JACK fm … They’re “playing what we want” … THEY ROCK!
    • Music Photo Gallery
  • LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
    • LEROUX
    • ALLEN TOUSSAINT (January 14, 1938-November 10, 2015)
    • DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
    • AL “CARNIVAL TIME” JOHNSON
    • LEADBELLY (b. Jan. 15, 20, 21, or 29, 1885, 1888, or 1889 – d. Dec. 6, 1949):
    • MEET MIKE SHEPHERD … A MAN FOR ALL MUSICAL SEASONS AND MORE …
    • HERE IS “THE” BOOK YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED:
    • LEON MEDICA – A LIVING LEGEND …
  • GREAT GOLFING IN CENLA
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • THE LINKS on the BAYOU … ALEXANDRIA BORN AND RAISED!
    • NORTHWESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE ~ THE STUDENT COUNTRY CLUB …
    • BRINGHURST GOLF COURSE … THE OLDEST PAR 3 COURSE IN AMERICA!
  • Sports
    • COMING TO CENLA … AKA … A STELLAR EVENT AT PARAGON CASINO!
    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • LSUA CAPTURES FIRST RRAC TITLE SINCE 2018
    • LSUA BASKETBALL ELEVATES INTERIM GAUTREAUX TO FULL COACH AHEAD OF NAIA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE
    • RED RIVER MARINE IS YOUR “SHOPPING ONE-STOP!!!”
    • SEVEN U.S. ARMY OFFICERS COMMISSIONED THROUGH NSU ROTC
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • OAKWING GOLF CLUB ~ Louisiana’s “Best Kept Secret” …
    • TAMAHKA TRAILS GOLF CLUB ~ A GOLF COURSE WITH SOME TEETH …
    • THE LINKS on the BAYOU … ALEXANDRIA BORN AND RAISED!
    • NORTHWESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE ~ THE STUDENT COUNTRY CLUB …
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    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • CLECO GIVES $100,000 TO LSUA TO SUPPORT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FUTURE
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    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
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    • TONY BROWN • KTTP 1110AM WEEKDAY MORNINGS 6-9 AM
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    • AKA COMING BACK TO PARAGON CASINO … HOT! HOT! HOT!
    • FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
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    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • LAUGHTER, TEARS, AND CELEBRATION AS NSU GRADS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • CREOLE HERITAGE CENTER SEEKS INPUT FOR NATIONAL DATA BASE
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
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    • CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022
    • AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”
    • THE SALON … A Salon That’s All About YOU!
    • INTRODUCING THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE FUN IN CENLA … COME TRY THE MIRROR ROOM’S TAPAS LOUNGE
    • LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 2022 INDUCTION CLASS
    • THE SALON LOVES SUMMER SUN AND FUN …
    • BROKEN WHEEL BREWERY … A HOME AWAY FROM HOME WITH EXCELLENT DINING … AND DELICIOUS BREW, TOO!
    • BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
    • THE SALON EXTENSIONS … FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR HAIR AGAIN
    • MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis
    • The Elegance and Grandeur of the Hotel Bentley
    • LET US “COLOR YOUR WORLD …”
    • SUMMER’S HERE!!!
    • THANK YOU FROM EVERGREEN LIFE SERVICES …
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    • LEGENDARY SWIM COACH WALLY FALL HONORS GRANDFATHER WITH LSUA OAK TREE
    • ROTARY CLUB OF ALEXANDRIA HONORS DR. HAYWOOD B. JOINER WITH SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD
    • RED RIVER MARINE IS YOUR “SHOPPING ONE-STOP!!!”
    • LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS
    • GRANT PARISH’S NOAKES MAKES NEWS EVEN BEFORE GRADUATION
    • BOM IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST LOCATIONS!
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    • ALEXANDRIA MUSEUM OF ART IS A BLUE STAR MUSEUM
    • DIVE INTO SUMMER READING AT RPL
    • FAMILY CREATES SCHOLARSHIP FOR IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM
    • TEXAS SIBLINGS FIND HOME AT LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    • TRULY A MAGIC CARPET RIDE AT ROYAL INDIA BISTRO ~ A Review
    • LSMSA CLASS OF 2022 CELEBRATES 38TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
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CEREMONY HELD BY THE EXCHANGE CLUB TO HONOR FLAG DAY AND INAUGURAL CENTRAL LOUISIANA – FIELD OF HONOR® 2022

The Exchange Club of Central Louisiana is pleased to host the Inaugural Central Louisiana – Field of Honor® 2022. Flags will be displayed in perfect r

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June 3, 2022064

LEGENDARY SWIM COACH WALLY FALL HONORS GRANDFATHER WITH LSUA OAK TREE

Legendary local swim coach Wally Fall honored his grandfather, John Pugh Wilkinson, with the planting of a memorial oak tree at LSUA. Fall was joined

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June 3, 2022069

STUDENTS NAMED TO NSU PRESIDENT’S LIST EARNED 4.0 GPAs

Five hundred and forty-two students were named to the Spring 2022 President’s List at Northwestern State University. Students on the list earned a gra

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June 3, 2022078

NSU FOLK FESTIVAL “STRONGER TOGETHER” SET FOR JULY 23

The 42nd annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held on Saturday July 23 in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum, 220 South Jefferson Street on the

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June 3, 2022074

ARTIST SOUGHT FOR 2022 CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL POSTER

Artists are being sought to design the 2022 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster. The theme for the poster is “Christmas in Natchitoches.” Artists w

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June 3, 20220150

AVOYELLES ARTS & MUSIC FEST RETURNS AS “LOUISIANA’S JULY 4TH DESTINATION FESTIVAL!”

With heavy hitters like Grammy winning Louisiana icon WAYNE TOUPS and zydeco superstar LIL NATE lighting up the DETEL STAGE, the return of AAMF / Avoy

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ROTARY CLUB OF ALEXANDRIA HONORS DR. HAYWOOD B. JOINER WITH SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD

The Rotary Club of Alexandria has bestowed its highest honor, the Service Above Self award, upon LSUA’s Dr. Haywood Joiner. Joiner, an Air Force veter

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May 31, 20220114

BIOS~PHOTOS~AND MORE ABOUT THE 2022 LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Evans arrived in the NFL as part of the Saints’ initial draft class under coach Sean Payton in 2006. The fourth-round pick from Division II Bloomb

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MANSON EXPOSED by Ivor Davis

Our 318Central Summer Book Read for June!!! In August of 1969, no one was better positioned to research Charles Manson’s followers than sharp and sav

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LOUISIANA SUMMER SATURDAY TRIPS

As the years roll by, I’m often reminded to be observant of the past simply because I don’t want to forget it. What prompted this walk down memory lan

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