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  • Cane River Green Market

    04/25/2009 - 07/25/2009 » 9am-1pm
    Contact Natchitoches Area CVB at (800) 259-1714 for more information
    Admission - Free
    downtown riverbank

    Natchitoches' only farmers market will be held every Saturday until July 25.  Vendors will have booths at the market selling everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to handmade crafts.  Live entertainment and special demonstrations.

  • Close to Home Summer Tourism Campaign

    06/01/2009 - 08/07/2009 » area attractions open daily throughout the summer
    Contact Alexandria/Pineville Area CVB at (800) 551-9546 for more information
    Admission - FREE
    various attractions throughout Central Louisiana

    The uncertainties in the global economy have forced people to make adjustments to their summer vacation plans.  In that spirit, the annual “Close to Home” campaign is ready for launch again this year.  "Close to Home 2009” da…more

  • 36th Annual Juried Art Competition

    06/28/2009 - 08/09/2009 » Tuesday - Friday 9-5; Saturday Noon-5
    Contact (318) 329-2237 for more information
    Admission - Free
    Masur Museum of Art

    The Juried Competition is one of the Masur’s most anticipated events. Works selected by the juror are included in an exhibition at the museum, and prizes are awarded in a variety of categories. Last year’s competition included entries from 132 artists from 28 states. Stop by the muse…more

  • Garden Tour Hodges Gardens State Park

    07/01/2009 - 07/31/2009 » 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    Contact (800) 354-3523 for more information
    Hodges Gardens State Park
    1000 Hodges Loop • Florien, Louisiana 71429 • Map

    Stroll through the cultivated and natural gardens of the park, with the site ranger, and learn about the process of landscaping and planting.

  • Junior Ranger Month at Fort Jesup State Historic S

    07/01/2009 - 07/31/2009 » 10:00 a.m.
    Contact Donna Greer at (888) 677-5378 for more information
    Fort Jesup State Historic Site
    32 Geoghagan Rd. • Many, Louisiana 71449 • Map

    All children, seven years and up, are invited to come to the site to participate in living history evetns. They will have their program cards punched and then receive their Junior Ranger Handbook to complete. Once completed, they will earn their Junior Ranger badge.

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  • Bald Eagles Nest Hike

    07/01/2009 - 07/31/2009 » 8:00 a.m.
    Contact Nancy Miller at (888) 398-4770 for more information
    South Toledo Bend State Park
    120 Bald Eagle Road • Anacoco, Louisiana 71403 • Map

    Bald Eagles Nest Hike, 8 a.m. Every Saturday morning, visitors will hike to the Bald Eagles nest to learn about the nesting Bald Eagles in the area. For more information call (888)398-4770 toll free or (337) 286-9079.

    Event listed is for all age groups.

     

  • Butterflies at Hodges Gardens State Park

    07/01/2009 - 07/31/2009 » 1:30 p.m.
    Contact Janice Hutton at (318) 586-3523 for more information
    Hodges Gardens State Park
    1000 Hodges Loop • Florien, Louisiana 71429 • Map

    Butterflies, 1:30 p.m. Join us in the Butterfly Garden for a fun and informative session as we learn all about butterflies and the plants that sustain them. Learn how to attract and keep butterflies in your yard. For more information  call (800)354-3523 or (318)586-4020 locally.  …more

  • Movies & Moonbeams: Space Cowboys

    07/03/2009 - 07/03/2009
    Riverview Park
  • Fireworks Over Buhlow

    07/03/2009 - 07/03/2009 » 6pm until...
    Contact City of Pineville at (318) 449-5650 for more information
    Admission - FREE
    Lake Buhlow
    Monroe Hwy. • Pineville, Louisiana 71360 • Map
  • Independence Weekend Celebration

    07/03/2009 - 07/05/2009
    Water Towm USA

    It's Independence Day! Celebrate with your family and friends at Water Town USA! July 4th Winner's Circle Distribution Center Weekend. Support your country & your local food bank! Bring a canned good & get $1 off your Water Town USA ticket! (up to $3 per customer/ticket)

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  • Firecracker Golf Tournament

    07/03/2009 - 07/05/2009 » All day
    Contact Cheryl Eiland at (318) 281-0466 for more information
    Admission - None
    Morehouse Country Club
    1729 Gladney Drive • Bastrop, Louisiana 71220 • Map

    Come join the Morehouse Country Club's Annual Firecracker Golf Tournament to be held July 3-5, 2009. 

  • KTBS Fireworks

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009

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  • Lake Claiborne July 4th Fireworks & Boat Parade

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 7:00 PM
    Contact Fred Lewis at (318) 927-9180 for more information
    Admission - free
  • 25th Annual Sportspectrum Fircrackers 5K

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009
  • Celebration on the Cane

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 9am-9pm
    Contact Natchitoches Area CVB at (800) 259-1714 for more information
    Admission - Free
    Historic District
    downtown riverbank • Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 • Map

    Enjoy a "4th of July Family Fun Day" in downtown Natchitoches.  Activities include children's parade and activities, water park, Burger cook-off, food vendors, Cane River Green Market, Alive After 5, fireworks and more. Call (800) 259-1714 for a complete schedule of events.

  • Liberty Fest

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 9am - 4pm
    Contact Southern Forest Heritage Museum at (318) 748-8404 for more information
    Admission - $5
    Southern Forest Heritage Museum
    77 Long Leaf Road • Long Leaf, Louisiana 71448 • Map

    "From the forest to the front".

    In cooperation with the World War II Museum in New Orleans and the Louisiana Manauvers and Military Museum in Pineville.

    Music & dancing in the Planer Mill, hamburgers & hotdogs, cake walk, water slides, Angel train rides and rail…more

  • Freedom Fest Fireworks Extravaganza

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 5pm
    Contact (397) 531-1787 for more information
    Admission - FREE
    Headquarters Field

    Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy the Freedom Fest Firworks Extravaganza, presenting the largest fireworks display in West Central Louisiana, including 50 gun salute.  During the event Clint Black, accompanied by Cajun Nation, will be performing live for your added enjoyment.&nbs…more

  • Rock the Red

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 6pm
    Contact Emily Lacaze at (318) 449-5051 for more information
    Admission - FREE
    downtown Alexandria

    Rock the Red on the 4th of July in downtown Alexandria!  This event begins at 6pm and is FREE to the public.  Enjoy vending, fireworks and musical entertainment featuring Windspeed and Con Funk Shun.  Call 318-449-5051 for more information. 

  • Liberty Fest

    07/04/2009 - 07/04/2009 » 9am - 4pm
    Contact Southern Forest Heritage Museum at (318) 748-8404 for more information
    Admission - $5
    Southern Forest Heritage Museum
    77 Long Leaf Road • Long Leaf, Louisiana 71448 • Map

    "From the forest to the front".

    In cooperation with the World War II Museum in New Orleans and the Louisiana Manauvers and Military Museum in Pineville.

    Music & dancing in the Planer Mill, hamburgers & hotdogs, cake walk, water slides, Angel train rides and rail…more

  • 4th of July Barrel Bash

    07/04/2009 - 07/05/2009 » 10am - 5pm
    Contact Hal Parker at (318) 669-4272 for more information
    North LA Exhibition Center
    North Hwy. 33 • Ruston, Louisiana 71270 • Map
  • Kids and Binoculars

    07/04/2009 - 07/31/2009 » 2 p.m.
    Contact Nancy Miller at (888) 398-4770 for more information
    South Toledo Bend State Park
    120 Bald Eagle Road • Anacoco, Louisiana 71403 • Map

    Kids and Binoculars, 2 p.m. Children, age 5 and over, are invited to hike from the lookout point to the spillway and dam to look for Bald Eagles and learn how to use binoculars. Meet the site ranger in front of Cabin 19.            &nbs…more

  • Eagle's Gift: art by Walter Washington

    07/06/2009 - 07/06/2009
    Barnwell Garden & Art Center

    Eagle's gift is a visual interpretation of jazz and the exhibit will complement the Hot Jazz on the Red Summer Concert Series.
     

  • Abraham Lincoln Bi-Centennial Celebration

    07/09/2009 - 07/09/2009 » 7:00pm
    Contact Geneva Williams at (318) 574-0082 for more information
    Admission - $20.00
    Tallulah Community Center
    800 Beach Street, Tallulah • LA, Louisiana 71282 • Map

    Come and meet President Abraham Lincoln, Historical Performer, Fritz Klein, along with editors, William D. Peterson and Frank J. Williams for a book signing, Lincoln Lessons, at 2:00 pm at the Hermione Museum which is located at 315 N. Mulberry Street. A dinner and program …more

  • Biedenharn Special Evening Hours

    07/10/2009 - 07/10/2009 » 9:00 - 11:00 p.m.
    Contact (318) 387-5281 for more information
    Admission - Free
    Biedenharn Museum & Gardens

    Special evening hours are perfect for couples, families, and friends! They are also ideal for night photography, marriage proposals and garden enthusiasts. Each month features different flowering plants, which take on a completely different look under the evening sky as do Biedenharn’s scu…more

  • 2009 Soldiers Show

    07/10/2009 - 07/11/2009 » 7:30 pm
    Contact (337) 531-1787 for more information
    Admission - FREE
    Bayou Theater
    Bldg 930 Mississippi Ave. • Fort Polk, Louisiana 71446 • Map
  • Heritage Creativity Community

    07/11/2009 - 07/11/2009 » 7:30 a.m. until later afternoon
    Contact Joe Cooper Rolfe at (318) 244-5700 for more information
    Admission - None
    Starr homeplace
    5716 Hwy. 133 North • Oak Ridge, Louisiana 71264 • Map

    Starr Homeplace is offered to the creative people of Northeastern Louisiana as a place to develop, build and unify a regional creative economy in a museum setting.  Every month offers a different type of heritage and creativity skill, such as blacksmiths, needlecraft and herbs, antique cars…more

  • NBHA Barrel Race

    07/11/2009 - 07/11/2009 » 10am - 5pm
    Contact Suzanne Allen at (318) 278-3593 for more information
    North LA Exhibition Center
    North Hwy. 33 • Ruston, Louisiana 71270 • Map
  • Bugs, Bugs, Bugs at Hodges Gardens State Park

    07/11/2009 - 07/12/2009 » 10:30 a.m.
    Contact Janice Hutton at (318) 586-3523 for more information
    Hodges Gardens State Park
    1000 Hodges Loop • Florien, Louisiana 71429 • Map

    Bugs, Bugs, Bugs, 10:30 a.m. They crawl over rocks, under rocks, fly in the air and swim under water. Bugs are everywhere! Come learn more about these diverse creatures and we will turn over a few rocks and see what we find. For more information call (800)354-3523 or (318)586-4020. Event listed …more

  • North LA Team Roping

    07/12/2009 - 07/12/2009 » 10am-5pm
    Contact Eddie White at (318) 245-8648 for more information
    North LA Exhibition Center
    North Hwy. 33 • Ruston, Louisiana 71270 • Map
  • Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival

    07/17/2009 - 07/18/2009 » Friday 5pm - 10:30pm, Saturday 8am - 11pm
    Contact Natchitoches Area CVB at (800) 259-1714 for more information
    Admission - Varies, call for details
    Prather Coliseum
    Northwestern State University • Natchitoches, Louisiana 71457 • Map

    The 30th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival will be held in air-conditioned Prather Coliseum.  This year's theme is "New Populations in Louisiana."  Showcases food, arts and crafts, musical entertainment, dance lessons, demonstrations and more.  Home of the Louisiana …more

  • Ruston Black Rodeo

    07/18/2009 - 07/18/2009 » 10am - 5pm
    Contact Larry Helston at (318) 267-7150 for more information
    North LA Exhibition Center
    North Hwy. 33 • Ruston, Louisiana 71270 • Map
  • Cotton Country Horse Show

    07/25/2009 - 07/25/2009 » 10am - 5pm
    Contact Peggy Bailey at (318) 366-2971 for more information
    North LA Exhibition Center
    North Hwy. 33 • Ruston, Louisiana 71270 • Map
  • Woody Plant Walk and Identification Workshop

    08/01/2009 - 08/01/2009 » 8am - 1pm or 2 pm
    Contact Allen Native Ventures at (337) 328-2252 for more information
    Admission - $30 each; $50 per couple; $20 for each family member for families of three or more
    Allen Native Ventures
    5070 Hwy 399 • Pitkin, Louisiana 70656 • Map

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Welcome

Welcome to Louisiana North. The cities/parishes that comprise Louisiana North offer exciting activities like great cultural attractions, superb festivals, tantalizing local restaurants, and one-of-a-kind shopping adventures.

Plus there is plenty to do after sunset, with exciting nightlife and casino gaming action. An abundance of hotels and stately southern Bed-and-Breakfasts provide excellent accommodations.

Whether you are interested in hunting, fishing, canoeing, bird watching or hiking, this is the place for you. But it’s the people that really set Louisiana North apart. Whether it’s a casino host or a fishing guide, the people in this area go out of their way to enjoy life, and they want to make sure you do the same. So come, see and do all that we have to offer.

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