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Summer Art Camp

May 22, 2013
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Summer Art Camp

  Got kids? Sign them up for AMoA's Summer ART Camp! Spots are filling quickly so sign up today for Summer Art Camp! Looking for something fun and...
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Rapides Parish Library Branch to Open on Broadway

May 21, 2013
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Library

Rapides Parish Library (RPL) is planning a new and improved Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch on Broadway Avenue near Peabody High School. The new building, 2,640 square feet larger than the current location, will feature more shelving, fifteen public computers, a meeting room, a small group study room, and a drive-through pick-up and drop...
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Make it a Date Night Overlooking Cane River Lake!

May 21, 2013
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Beau Jardin Water Feature & Garden

  Make it a Date Night Overlooking Cane River Lake! Beau Jardin Water Feature & Garden Dinner at Jardin Friday, May 24, 6-9 p.m. Beau Jardin Water Feature & Garden Outdoors overlooking Cane River Lake in Downtown Natchitoches  Limited seating: call 318-352-1579 Catered by The Landing Restaurant
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Free MP3s from Rapides Library

May 21, 2013
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Library

Everyone listens to music. Whether it’s on a radio while driving to work, an iPod while exercising at a gym, or a classic LP while relaxing at home, people love music, the soundtrack of their lives. And who doesn’t like free stuff? Whether it’s a buy-one-get-one sale, a free taco for taking that survey, or...
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The Big Library Read

May 20, 2013
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Library

  Rapides Parish Library (RPL) is participating in the Big Library Read sponsored by OverDrive from May 15-June 1. Customers from libraries across the globe will be reading The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone. RPL card holders can download the eBook version by visiting...
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Supplies & Clothes 4 Homeless @ Our Own Library (SCHOOL) Drive

May 20, 2013
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Library

The Rapides Parish Library will kick off their year-round Supplies & Clothes 4 Homeless @ Our Own Library (SCHOOL) Drive on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Those who wish to help can contribute gently used and new school uniforms and clothes in all sizes as well as school supplies at any location of the Rapides...
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Medal recipient’s daughter to receive flag Thursday

May 17, 2013
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Medal recipient’s daughter to receive flag Thursday

  The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk hosts a Memorial Day ceremony Thursday at 10 a.m. at Warrior Memorial Park. Guest speaker is Barbara “Bobbie” Broyles, daughter of Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr., a World War II and Korean War veteran. Broyles,...
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At Your Service

May 17, 2013
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AYS

F.E.E.D Information on F.E.E.D., Faith Employees’ Employment Data.  An organization to help get the unemployed and under-employed connect with businesses seeking employers.  Watch now: Kisatchie National Forest KLAX TV’s John LeBoeuf talks to Amy Robertson about being prepared before you venture out for hiking, camping, swimming or fishing. Amy also discusses things you should be aware of...
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Gov. Jindal on Supreme Court Ruling: Scholarship Program Alive and Well

May 16, 2013
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Governor Bobby Jindal

BATON ROUGE – Governor Bobby Jindal issued the following statement regarding the Louisiana Supreme Court’s ruling on Act 2: “This ruling means that the Scholarship Program is alive and well. I’ve looked these parents and their children in the eyes and I know how important it is to give them the opportunity to get a...
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Sheriff Awards Scholarship to College-bound Teen

May 16, 2013
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KLAX

Sheriff Steven McCain announced that Kristen Huntsberry of Grant Parish has been named the recipient of an academic scholarship from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2012-2013 school year. She lives in Georgetown and plans to attend  University of Louisiana at Monroe and pursue accounting as a field of study. Her parents are...
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