SUMMARY: The Daniel Board Watermelon Festival offers family fun with events like mutton busting, seed spitting, pig scrambles, and a mullet contest. The festival celebrates the history of Sugar Town watermelon and attracts visitors from various cities. Highlights included a watermelon seed spitting contest with a winning distance of 29.5 feet, a watermelon eating contest, livestock shows, vendors, and rides. Additionally, the St. Nicholas Center hosted a magic show, supporting individuals with autism by providing therapy and family support. Meanwhile, the City of Lake Charles continued its Art in the Park series, offering children creative outdoor activities.

Watermelon festival returns

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SUMMARY: Read Free Louisiana is a nonprofit aiming to improve literacy rates by distributing free books, especially in response to Louisiana's low literacy levels, where 50.4% of young children read below their grade level. Founded by Ryan Abshire in 2020 during the lockdown, the organization provides books, primarily to children, through donations, thrift store finds, and book sales. The initiative also promotes a sense of community and ownership among children. Since its inception, Read Free Louisiana has distributed around 12,000 books. For more information or to donate, follow Read Free Louisiana on social media.

Local organization gives free books to the community

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SUMMARY: The city, in partnership with the Imperial Calu Museum, continued its “Art in the Park” series today, providing children with art supplies to encourage creativity. Kids enjoyed painting on easels, drawing with chalk, and more, free from structured assignments. The executive director emphasized the program's value in allowing children to create freely outdoors. Initially launched in the summer of 2020 during the pandemic, this free, family-friendly series aims to offer an artistic outlet for the community to enjoy safely.

City teams up to host Art in the Park

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