Twenty youth hunters selected through a pre-season lottery application process for four deer hunts on Red River Wildlife Management Area enjoyed very good success, with seven of the 20 harvesting a deer. 

Four antlerless and three antlered deer were harvested.  In addition, six hunters had the opportunity to shoot, but missed their targets. Bears and hogs were also observed from stand locations by several youth hunters.

For Milovan Paz, few experiences match the opportunity to perform music. Paz, a junior music performance major at Northwestern State University, will be one of three student winners of the NSU Concerto Competition who will perform Monday with the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Orchestra.

The orchestra will present “The Thrill of the Orchestra” in two concerts Monday in Magale Recital Hall. A Young Person’s Concert for area schoolchildren will be presented at 9:30 a.m. and a concert as part of the regular symphony schedule at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Douglas Bakenhus will conduct the orchestra.

Natchitoches artists Matt DeFord and Danny Brockner are in the process of installing a collaborative piece of public art on the city’s downtown riverbank near the Roque House.

Located on the north end of Rue Beauport, the piece entitled “Riviére a travers la pierre” is one of the first that officials hope will enhance the rich landscape of Natchitoches’ downtown historic landmark district and engage pedestrians in public art displays.