Folklife

Folk Festival looking for volunteers

NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches-Northwestern Folk Festival is seeking volunteers for this year’s event, which will take place July 24-25.  Every year the festival relies on dozens of volunteers to help with various components and positions as needed.

Volunteers will work inside air-conditioned Prather Coliseum and will be needed from 3-10 p.m. Friday, July 24 and 7 […]

Entries open for high school essay contest ‘Remembering Louisiana

NATCHITOCHES – Submissions for the 12th annual Northwestern State University Louisiana High School Essay Contest will be accepted through June 1.  The essay contest is open to all Louisiana students in grades 9-12 regardless of type of school institution, including students in all types of private educational environments, as well as home schooled students.

The 2020 […]

Winners of 11th annual Louisiana High School Essay contest named

Hana Le of Ruston High School has been named the first-place winner of the 2019 Northwestern State University Louisiana High School Essay Contest.  Le won the honor for her essay “That Gray Area: A Self Reflection on Culture and External Factors.”  Emily Savell of Grant High School in Dry Prong won second place for her […]

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