[ March 4, 2014; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
LRA Cenla Chapter presents “Taste of Mardi Gras”
[ February 28, 2014; ] Alexandria, LA – The Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) Cenla Chapter’s annual Carnival party, “Taste of Mardi Gras,” will be held Friday, February 28, 2014, at the Alexandria Riverfront Center, 707 Main Street, 7-9 p.m. (Special VIP entry is at 6 p.m.) Tickets are now available for purchase.
As Central Louisiana’s most well-known Mardi Gras event, it [...]
NSU Theatre to present “Hairspray” Feb. 19-23
[ February 19, 2014 to February 23, 2014. ] NATCHITOCHES — Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will present the musical “Hairspray” Feb. 19-23 in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19-22 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 23.
Tickets are $15 and $12 for senior citizens 65 and over and children 12 and under. Northwestern State, BPCC@NSU and Louisiana [...]
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh Alexandria’s Newest Rabbi
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh is the newest rabbi in Alexandria. Bennett Roland Junior attended services at the Jewish temple where she was honored for her latest achievement, which she says has been a 30-year journey.
If that last name for the rabbi sounds familiar, that’s because her son Jonathan, a Tulane student, has interned here at KLAX-TV.
KLAX [...]
Winter Weather Closes Schools, Roads
Central Louisiana is dealing with its 4th winter weather advisory in just a couple weeks. Freezing temperatures and periods of freezing rain closed down schools today.
The state transportation department also shut down the elevated portion of Interstate 49 early this morning, but it is now reopened. Drivers are still advised to be careful tonight and [...]
Never-Before-Shown Clementine Hunter Works On Display
[ February 8, 2014; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] There’s a rare opportunity to see never-before-shown works of the late Clementine Hunter in Natchitoches tomorrow.
Hunter is one of the nation’s most famous primitive painters and one of the most well known Louisiana artists. She lived and worked at Melrose, just outside Natchitoches, for decades.
Tomorrow the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches presents, Clementine [...]
Mardi Gras Parade in Alexandria Honors Local Military Men & Women
The first Mardi Gras parade of the big weekend in Central Louisiana is Friday, February 28th, at 4:30 pm in downtown Alexandria. The parade includes Hixson Autoplex Classic Cars and College Cheerleaders, and honors our area military men and women.
The Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Committee provides support to the military installations in [...]
Mansura Students Visit Alexandria Holocaust Memorial
This morning, students from the Avoyelles Public Charter School in Mansura visit the Alexandria Holocaust Memorial.
These students have been learning about the holocaust in class, but their studies come alive as they visit the memorial. They have been reading memoirs written about students their age who were subjected to Hitler’s final solution during World War [...]
Totally 80s Valentine’s Prom
[ February 14, 2014; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wear your best 80′s fashion and dance the night away with a DJ spinning those blasts from the past. There will be food, drinks, contests, prizes, and you even get your very own 80′s prom picture to take home!
Advanced Price: $20 or At Door Price: $25
Tickets may be purchased at http://www.lagniappetheatre.com/Valentines_80s_prom.html, (318) 48-STAGE, or at the door
