The DeSoto Council on Aging announced they no longer assists with the distribution of Food For Families (Commodities). Recipients should contact Higher Ground Ministries for more information concerning commodities.

The 25th annual Cane River Zydeco Festival  is August 30 & 31 in Natchitoches.

Join the first Livestock Lunch & Learn to be held Saturday, September 7 from 11am to 1pm at 3610 Hwy 3276 in Stonewall. The goal of this event is to network with fellow livestock exhibitors & gear up for local shows. Topics of discussion are cattle, sheep, goats, swine & broilers. Participants should come prepared to ask questions in relation to livestock projects. Lunch will be provided. Exhibitors from any parish are welcome to attend.

Enjoy a day of fun with friends and family at the first annual Natchitoches Louisiana Bigfoot festival on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9am until 6pm at the Natchitoches Event Center. Enjoy a host of different vendors as well as regional and national speakers. Fun for the whole family meet Bigfoot, see authentic footprints, videos and witness true encounter stories told by the eyewitnesses.