Creole Heritage Month Opens Today; Full Schedule Set
Northwestern State University news release
Northwestern State’s Creole Heritage Center will celebrate Creole Heritage Month through October under the theme “Bon Temps and Living Traditions,” beginning with a kickoff from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today in front of Alost Hall, where staff will hand out scavenger hunt cards.
The schedule continues with a Creole Heritage Lunch and Learn on Oct. 6 featuring Milton Arceneaux and Katrice LaCour on Creole art, which requires an RSVP; Show and Share: Louisiana Creole Treasures from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 13-14 on the Kyser Hall Brickway, where staff will display artifact highlights; a Paint and Poetry event from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 19 in Student Union Room 122; and an open house at the Creole Heritage Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27-28, with refreshments, games and a look at the center’s artifacts and resource library. A #CreoleQuest2026 scavenger hunt runs all month at NSU and other Natchitoches-area locations. For more information, call 318-357-6685
Parish Sets October Meeting Dates
Natchitoches Parish Government
The Natchitoches Parish Planning and Zoning Commission will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12. The Natchitoches Parish Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Room 211 of the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse.
MS Support Group Meets Oct. 6 at the Library
MS Support Group
A multiple sclerosis support group will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Natchitoches Parish Library. The group is open to people with MS along with their family members and caregivers, and is meant as a space to share experiences, find encouragement and connect with others facing the same diagnosis.
NSU Adds Guitar and Ukulele Classes Oct. 6 and 8
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State’s Office of Electronic Learning and Global Engagement will offer an instant guitar class Tuesday, Oct. 6, and an instant ukulele class Thursday, Oct. 8, both from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. over Zoom. The classes are open to ages 13 and older and cost $85 each. Guitar instruction covers chord formation, tuning, strumming patterns and choosing an instrument. Both include an online book, follow-up video lessons, optional question-and-answer sessions and a class recording. Register at checkout.nsula.edu or call 318-357-6355 or 800-376-2422.
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