🌱 How a Mississippi JUCO standout coach is reshaping Lady Demons basketball
Natchitoches, Louisiana Patch AM: a 3 min readHello again Natchitoches! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Mississippi JUCO standout coach is reshaping Lady Demons basketball
- Meet the NSU student who just landed a $2,000 CPA scholarship
Also on today's calendar: She Loves Me and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Belanger added to Northwestern State Women's Basketball Staff (whoopdirt.com) — Northwestern State University in Natchitoches has added veteran junior-college coach Dr. Britta Stephens Belanger to new head coach Alan Frey’s women’s basketball staff. Belanger brings more than a decade of Mississippi JUCO experience, strong recruiting credentials, and standout academic results, including near-perfect graduation rates and multiple All-American players, to the Lady Demons program. 
• NSU student earns $2,000 scholarship during Beta Alpha Psi induction (ktalnews.com) — Northwestern State University in Natchitoches is celebrating business student Emily Waits, who earned a $2,000 scholarship from the Society of Louisiana CPAs during a Beta Alpha Psi induction. The Xi Nu chapter welcomed new members, including Ar’Keylius Brooks of Natchitoches, while announcing a fresh slate of student leaders for the honor society.
📸 Around Natchitoches
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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“She Loves Me”
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center, 150 Central Ave, Natchitoches
7:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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She Loves Me
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center , 150 Central Ave , Natchitoches
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“She Loves Me”
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center , 150 Central Ave , Natchitoches
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She Loves Me
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center , 150 Central Ave , Natchitoches
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Little Eva Pecan Company Annual Spring Event
Little Eva Pecan Company-Natchitoches Pecans , 16508 LA-1 , Cloutierville
9:00 am -
She Loves Me
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center , 150 Central Ave , Natchitoches
7:30 pm -
“She Loves Me”
A. A. Fredericks Fine Arts Center , 150 Central Ave , Natchitoches
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NSU Drums Along the River
Natchitoches Parish Riverbank , 102 Rue Beauport , Natchitoches
6:30 pm
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Saturday May 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Bayou Kubota Ribbon Cutting
BAYOU KUBOTA , 5632 LA-1 , Natchitoches
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SB vs Nicholls
Brown-Stroud Field , 210 Central Ave , Natchitoches
12:00 pm -
Cane River Mini Golf Classic 2026
Timber Ridge Adventure Park , 4343 University Pkwy , Natchitoches
5:30 pm -
Mother's Day Tea — Natchitoches Picnic Company, LLC
Natchitoches Picnic Company , 524 Front St , Natchitoches
1:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Thursday April 30
Saturday May 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Grocery Stocker in Natchitoches. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Natchitoches. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Natchitoches here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Notice of Death – April 19, 2026 (rapidesparishjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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