The Whiting Foundation
The annual Whiting Award for Emerging Writers comes with $50,000 to support each winner's work. It's one of the largest prizes granted to promising new authors.
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The Center for Children & Families hosted "Stand for Hope Together" to markNational Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. -
Louisiana State Penitentiary hosts the 60th anniversary Angola Prison Rodeo on April 18th and 19th, 2026. -
Barksdale Air Force Base will be conducting controlled detonations as part of planned demolition operations on Thursday, April 16th, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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In recognition of America's 250th anniversary, the U.S. Postal Service released Figures of the American Revolution Forever stamps.
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ULM Jazz Ensemble Presents "Jazz4Kidz — Music for the Young at Heart" April 22, Noon–1:00 p.m., Brown Auditorium, University of Louisiana Monroe.
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The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act. -
Pope Leo XIV is heading to the central African nation of Cameroon with a message of peace for its separatist region and for talks with President Paul Biya. -
Sometimes you just need to recombobulate. That word isn't in the dictionary, but it is on a beloved sign at Milwaukee's airport.
The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana
Cité des Arts in Lafayette presents the original theatre production “Alice au pays des mémères,” April 25th–26th at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. as part of the official lineup of the Festival International de Louisiane.
SAE NO MORE's performance was part of a benefit concert held on October 24, 2025, at Alley Park in West Monroe. The event aimed to raise funds for KEDM Public Radio, which is facing a significant federal funding cut of nearly $300,000 over the next two years.
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Strauss Theatre Center presents a production of Murder in Outer Space by Josh Nichols.
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