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Literary rally district results released

Submitted by wwoods on Friday, April 12th, 9:30 am
Literary rally district results released

Results of the 2013 Northwest Louisiana District Literary Rally, held on the campus of Northwestern StateUniversity March 23, have been released.  Students from high schools in central and northwest Louisiana participated in the Rally, which is held each year to qualify academically talented students for the state competition at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on April 20.

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Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, April 9th, 9:30 am
Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts start April 10 at NSU

The Mrs. H.D. Dear Sr. and Alice E. Dear School of Creative and Performing Arts is sponsoring a series of Outdoor Chamber Lunch Concerts. The concerts will be from 11:55 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. on April 10, 17, 24 and May 1 in the quadrangle between Morrison Hall, Fournet Hall and the Family and Consumer Science Building.

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Melrose Plantation hosts 39th Arts and Crafts Festival

Submitted by wwoods on Wednesday, April 3rd, 9:30 am
Melrose Plantation hosts 39th Arts and Crafts Festival

The 39th annual Melrose Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday April 13 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday April 14.

More than 100 vendors from around the region will exhibit and sell their original work on the grounds of Melrose Plantation.

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Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, April 2nd, 9:30 am
Minden Main Street to host Antiques and Art in April

Enjoy art, antiques, music and refreshments from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 in downtown Minden at the “Antiques and Art in April” Stroll. Four artists will be featured during the stroll.   

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La. Tech students set annual Big Tent volunteer day

Submitted by wwoods on Saturday, March 30th, 9:30 am
La. Tech students set annual Big Tent volunteer day

Louisiana Tech University students will continue an 11-year tradition of service to the residents of Ruston and the surrounding communities by hosting the Big Event. This event has become the largest one-day, student-run service.

Tech students and faculty go to homes, churches and businesses to complete a variety of activities including painting, yard work, cleaning, and other tasks disabled or elderly members of the community cannot do themselves, or those that local businesses and churches need help to complete.

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La. Tech's art students get awards, featured in exhibit

Submitted by wwoods on Friday, March 29th, 9:30 am
La. Tech's art students get awards, featured in exhibit

The Annual Student Exhibition for Louisiana Tech University’s School of Art has officially opened and will welcome the public through April 9 in room 103 of the F. Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center.

The show, which features award-winning student work created during the school year, is free and open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Retailer sponsors online contest to encourage food bank donations

Submitted by wwoods on Thursday, March 28th, 9:30 am
Retailer sponsors online contest to encourage food bank donations

During the entire month of April, Shreveport residents are in a race to secure grants to help fight hunger locally. The contest involves rallying the community to go online and vote for the Northwest Louisiana Food Bank to share part of a $3 million grant to help fund hunger relief programs.

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