The American Rose Center says its 13th annual Easter Egg Hunt & Festival will occur from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, at the Gardens of the American Rose Center.

Admission is $10 per car. In case of rain, the event will be held the following day from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 24.

Mr. Robert Powell, a Consulting Rosarian and the President of the Shreveport Rose Society, will be the guest speaker at the Louisiana Nursery's Rose Gardening Seminar. It will be held from 10 - 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 10th at Louisiana Nursery, 12290 Mansfield Road in Keithville.

Because of the serious water supply situation facing southeast Caddo Parish, Caddo Parish Commissioner Mike Thibodeaux is hosting a meeting with folks in the area about possibly changing over to the city's water system. The meeting will be from 6:45 - 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 22 at the Ellerbe Road Baptist Church, 10705 Ellerbe Road. Representatives from the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish administrators will be on hand with more information and to answer questions. For more information contact Commissioner Mike Thibodeaux at 393-2996.