West Monroe’s historic Kiroli Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this Saturday, October 18, with a family-friendly festival featuring food, entertainment, and a look back at the park’s century-long history. The event highlights the park’s community roots, historic significance, and ongoing recreational offerings for residents of all ages.

The third annual John Brown Sr. Memorial Scholarship Band concert returns to Ruston on October 25, featuring Yacht Rock favorites and raising funds for local student musicians.

A cold front moving in Saturday is expected to bring widespread thunderstorms to northeast Louisiana, with damaging winds as the main threat and isolated hail or tornadoes still possible.

The Louisiana Blue Foundation will honor 10 extraordinary Louisianans at The Angel Award gala on Oct. 20 in Baton Rouge, recognizing their impact on the lives of children through mentorship, education, advocacy and community support. Media are invited to cover the event, meet the honorees and capture the celebration of these everyday heroes.

D.J. Grissom captivated the audience at the 2025 Ouachita River Blues Society (ORBS) Blues Challenge. By day a dedicated mail carrier, by night a passionate blues artist, Grissom charmed the crowd with his raw talent on guitar and heartfelt vocal performance.

Before there was Rodgers and Hammerstein, there was Rodgers and Hart. Richard Linklater's new film meets lyricist Lorenz Hart on the night he's watching his partnership with composer Richard Rodgers fade away.

Tomiichi Murayama, Japan's prime minister from 1994, was best known for the "Murayama Statement," an apology delivered on the 50th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Trump on Friday, the mood is expected to be very different from their first Oval Office encounter in February.