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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 French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigration custody in Louisiana after she was detained earlier this month. -
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Without qualified interpreters at doctors' offices, non-English speakers can face bad — even fatal — health outcomes. A hospital in rural Colorado is training its existing bilingual staff to address the service gap.
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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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