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Events

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March 2025

 

Saturday the 1st

225 Fest

1:00pm-6:00pm

BREC State Fair Grounds

16072 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817

 

Cinderella Project

9:00am-12:00pm

2811 Cameron Street Monroe, LA 71201

 

Sunday the 2nd

225 Fest

1:00pm-6:00pm

BREC State Fair Grounds

16072 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817

 

Wednesday the 5th

Zeta Phi Beta Community Baby Shower

10:00am-12:00pm

MLK Center

 2002 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Curvy Girl Fitness

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Saturday the 8th

3rd Annual Love Yourself Wellness Event

12:00pm – 5:00pm

Downtown Convention Center

124 S Buchanan St, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

4th Annual Health and Wellness Day in New Orleans East / Black Family Expo

9:00am to 1:00pm

Joe W. Brown Park

5601 Read Blvd, New Orleans, LA  70127

 

Sunday the 9th

Community Health Fair & Fun Day

1:00pm-4:00pm

547 E 79th Street, Shreveport, LA 71109

 

Monday the 10th

LDCC Community Resource Fair Spring 2025

9:00am-10:30am

132 Old U.S. 65 South Tallulah, LA 7182

 

Tuesday the 11th

Curvy Girl Fitness

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Wednesday the 12th

American Job Center’s Region V Quarterly Job Fair

9:30am-12:00pm

Lake Charles Event Center

 900 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Mamie Hicks Community Center Family & Friends Day: “We are One”

11:00am-1:00pm

200 Mayfair Drive, Shreveport, LA 71107

 

Thursday the 13th

Black Heritage Festival Senior Bingo

9:30am

MLK Center

2002 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Women Empowering Women

8:00am – 2:30pm

BREC Milton J Womack

6201 Florida Blvd Baton Rouge, LA 70806

 

Curvy Girl Fitness

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Friday the 14th

Rap & Roux

11:30am – 1:30pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Saturday the 15th

Black Heritage Festival Family Day

10:00am-5:00pm

MLK Center

 2002 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

NAUW 2025 Health Fair

10:00am - 1:00pm

Downtown Convention Center

124 S Buchanan Street Lafayette, LA 70501

 

Tuesday the 18th

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Second Harvest Food Bank

9:00am- while supplies last.

Percy Griffin Community Center

15577 Hwy 15, Braithwaite, LA 70040

 

Sunday the 16th

3rd Annual Station for Health with the Steppers for Health

12:00pm-3:00pm

New Zion Baptist Church

2319 Third St, New Orleans, LA 70113

 

Curvy Girl Fitness

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Wednesday the 19th

American Job Center’s Region V Quarterly Job Fair

9:30am-12:00pm

Lake Charles Event Center

 900 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

LDCC Community Resource Fair Spring 2025

10:00am-11:30pm

7500 Millhaven Road Monroe, LA 71203

 

Cooking Demo with Second Harvest

11:00am to 1:00pm

The First 72+

2915 Perdido St, New Orleans, LA  70119

 

Thursday the 20th

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Healthier Community Series- Colorectal Cancer Awareness

10:30am to 12:30pm

Plaquemines Medical Center

27136 Hwy 23, Port Sulphur, LA 70083

 

Friday the 21st

2nd Annual Pretty In Pink Pajama Bash

5:00pm – 8:30pm

Bayou Bend Conference Center

1029 Northwest Blvd Franklin, LA 70538

 

Saturday the 22nd

Well-Ahead Louisiana Public Health and Community Wellness Fair

9:00am-12:00pm

Southern University & A & M College

730 Harding Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA  70807

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

One Stop Pop Up Show Your Community Health & Community Connection

10:00am - 2:00pm

Old Fred’s Building

1114 S Main Street St. Martinville, LA 70582

 

FHF Bunny Stop & Hop

10:00am-1:00pm

324 W. Hale St., Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

March Gladness- First Fruit Festival

11:00am-1:00pm

Congo Square

700 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA  70116

 

Tuesday the 25th

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Wednesday the 26th

ALICE Summit

8:00am-5:00pm

L’auberge Casino

 777 Avenue L’auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Résumé Writing Training – (Please bring a laptop)

9:00am – 11:00am

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Interview Skills Training- (Please bring a laptop)

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Thursday the 27th

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Cooking Demo- Chef Traci

10:00am-12:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Teen Maze

9:00am-2:00pm

Ponchatoula Area Recreation District 1

19030 Ponchatoula Park Dr, Ponchatoula, LA  70454-4476

 

Throwback Thursday Resource Fair

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Kingsley House-Clover

1600 Constance St, New Orleans, LA  70130

 

Pretty in Pink Pajama Bash

5:30pm-7:30pm

Union Baptist Family Life Center

1015 S. Main St, Jennings, LA

 

Plan Parenthood Open House

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Planned Parenthood - Baton Rouge Health Center

3825 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA  70806

 

Friday the 28th

EHS Wellness Fair

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Stalling Recreational Center

4300 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117

 

Saturday the 29th

Pathways to Healing” Driving Into Recovery

9:00am – 12:00pm

Southeast Community Health Systems

6351 Main Street Zachary, Louisiana 70731

 

IRS/Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Training

11:00am – 5:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

April 2025

 

Wednesday the 2nd

Epilepsy Walk Seize the Day

8:00am – 12:00pm

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, 70808

 

Saturday the 5th

EBRP Housing Authority 2nd Annual Health Fair Spring Fling

11:00am-3:00pm

Kelly Terrace

999 Rosenwald Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807

 

Wednesday the 9th

LDCC Community Resource Fair Spring 2025

10:00am-11:30am

6376 Airport Road, Bastrop, LA 71220

 

Thursday the 10th

MLK Community Center Spring Health Fair

9:00am-1:00pm

MLK Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

 

Saturday the 12th

EBR Parish School System Wellness Expo

9:00am-12:00pm

Tara High School

9002 Whitehall Ave, Baton Rouge, LA  70806

 

S.O.S Support Our Seniors

9:00am - 12:00pm

Parc Hardy

1290 Rees St. Breaux Bridge, LA 70517

 

Easter Eggstravaganza

9:00am – 12:00pm

9650 Goodwood BLVD, Baton Rouge, 70815

 

Children’s Cluster

9:00am-1:00pm

2105 Airline Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111

 

Monday the 14th

CPSB Spring Resource Night

4:40pm-6:30pm

Mangan Center

 1221 Sampson Street, Westlake, LA 70669

 

Tuesday the 15th

LDCC Community Resource Fair Spring 2025

10:00am-11:30am

1010 James Street, Ruston, LA 71270

 

Wednesday the 16th

1st Annual Health & Wellness Fair

8:00am-12:00pm

South Beauregard High School Gym

151 Longville Church Rd., Longville, LA 70652

 

Thursday the 17th

She Matters

6:00pm-8:00pm

Aetna CRC/ WITC

5353 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Saturday the 26th

12th Annual Crime and Abuse Prevention Walk

9:00am - 12:00pm

Ville Platte City Park

126 E Main Street Ville Platte, LA 70586

 

Autism Walk, Active for Autism

8:00am – 12:00pm

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, 70808

 

Tuesday the 29th

2nd Annual Health & Wellness Fair

8:00am-12:00pm

DeRidder High School Gym

723 Oneal St., DeRidder, LA 70634

 

May 2025

 

Friday the 2nd

Crawfish King Cookoff

4:00pm-7:00pm

Downtown Baton Rouge

 

Thursday the 8th

It Takes a Village Community Baby Shower

11:00am-1:00pm

MLK Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA

 

Friday the 9th

It Takes a Village Community Baby Shower

11:00am-1:00pm

Beauregard Health System

600 S. Pine Street, DeRidder, LA

 

July 2025

 

Wednesday the 16th

Back to School Supply Giveaway

11:00am-1:00pm

Oberlin Farmers Market, Oberlin, LA

 

Saturday the 19th

Back to School Supply Giveaway

10:00am-1:00pm

MLK Center

2009 N. Simmons Street, Lake Charles, LA

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