April showers have scattered and have given birth to the beautiful month of May. The sun has peaked through the clouds and will fill the weekends with soft cool breezes and warm, welcoming weather. Front Street is lined with bright, colorful flowers, and the river bank is filled with life as locals and tourists alike take to the streets and take in their fill of the beautiful weather at hand.

April showers have given way to a beautiful month, filled with events, in the city of Natchitoches. Starting off on April 5th 2012, Natchitoches will host the Jazz in the Park event. This event will take place in the newly constructed Beau Jardin in downtown Natchitoches. Live entertainment will be provided by the Chico’s Quintet +1 and will last from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event will free to the public and attendees are encouraged to bring their own refreshments and chairs.

NATCHITOCHES, LA – The 38th Annual Melrose Plantation Arts & Crafts Festival will be presented Saturday and Sunday, April 21 & 22, 2012. Artists and craftsmen from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and as far as New Mexico and Illinois will be displaying handcrafted work on the beautiful grounds of historic Melrose plantation, located 18 [...]

Natchitoches, LA…One of the most famous roadways in America, the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail, will be the site of a 175 mile-long “Sale on the Trail” on the weekend of May 4-5, 2012. The El Camino Real, which means “King’s Highway” in Spanish, is the oldest road in Texas. Land [...]