NATCHITOCHES CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
The Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau provides travel and event information for Natchitoches Parish in northwestern Louisiana.
Located in th
EXPLORE TEXAS!
Texas joined the union as our 28th state on December 29, 1845. It is the second largest state and is nicknamed “The Lone Star State.” Texas contains the diverse landscape
EVENTS IN NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
Founded in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish) is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. Home to the Cane R
ARLENE GOULD
As Executive Director of the Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, Arlene is a regular Big Blend Radio guest covering travel, history and events in historic Natchitoches, the old
PARKS & TRAVEL MAGAZINE – WINTER/SPRING 2022
“Come forth into the light things, let nature be your teacher.” William Wordsworth
This issue of Parks & Travel Magazine takes us from a p
HISTORIC LODGINGS ON THE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY: LOUISIANA & IOWA
This episode of Big Blend Radio “Jefferson Highway” Show is all about three unique and historic lodging destinations. The J
MINERS HALL MUSEUM IN KANSAS
This episode of Big Blend Radio’s “Jefferson Highway” Show focuses on the Miners Hall Museum in Franklin which is right on the Jefferson Highway in South
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA
Centrally located in the state of Louisiana, the historic city of Alexandria is adjacent to Pineville, just across the Red River and less than an hour’s drive from Cane River
CANE RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
Big Blend Radio spotlight on the Cane River National Heritage Area and Louisiana’s No Man’s Land.
Located in northwestern Louisiana, the Cane River
KENT PLANTATION HOUSE
Executive Director Alice Scarborough and tour guide Patsy Brosett-Garcia, discuss Kent House Plantation in Alexandria, on Big Blend Radio.
Kent Plantation House in
BIRDS IN LOUISIANA
Louisiana has so many different habitats that birds love – from rice fields, crawfish ponds, coastal wetlands and marshlands to hilly pine woods and forests –that it is no surp
LOUISIANA POLITICAL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME
The Birthplace of Louisiana Politics
By Nancy J. Reid
Carolyn Phillips, Executive Director of the Louisiana Political Museum in Winnfield, talks w
