Friday, January 20

Livestock Show
The Livingston Parish Livestock Show will be held Jan. 20 and 21 at Livingston Parish Fairgrounds. Come and show your support for our local 4-H and FFA kids. Starting Friday, animals arrive from 8 a.m. to noon. Check in closes at noon. Show starts at 2 p.m. on Friday and at 8 a.m. on Saturday. There will be a silent auction and a blood drive. Concessions will be sold.

Saturday, January 28

FCA Variety Show
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a major entertainment event at Denham Springs First Baptist Church on Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. It will feature local talent including Guitar Virtuoso Carlton Jones, Patsy Cline tribute artist Michelle Morgan, Cajun Humorist of the Year Jimmy Little, and many others. The featured artist will be Andy Pay Perry, performing his new musical impersonation act as the Man of Many Voices. Tickets are $10 at the door or in advance at Sports-N-Center in Denham Springs, John's Pharmacy in Watson, and at Walker City Hall. Snack items will be available. Contact Bob Ingalls at (225) 907-4067 or bingalls@fca.org.

Live Oak High Eagle Gala
Tickets are on sale now for the Live Oak High School Eagle Gala on Feb. 25 at North Park Recreation Center. Tickets are $100 and include dinner for two, live music provided by Watson's own Ampersand,, silent auctions and cash prizes. Only 350 tickets will be sold. The grand prize of the night is $5,000 and is being sponsored by Oak Point Fresh Market. Proceeds will go to the school. Must be 21 to attend. Semi-formal attire. The deadline to buy tickets is Jan. 28. Tickets can be purchased at Live Oak High School, The Glass Slipper, Pizza Place, Padian's Specialty Meats, Live Oak Animal Hospital and Oak Point Fresh Market. Live Oak High School reserves the right to adjust the amount of cash prizes according to ticket sales.

Thursday, February 2

Lights, Camera, Relay!
This year's theme for the Livingston Parish Relay For Life will be Lights, Camera, Relay! Each team is asked to choose a movie or TV show and dress up, decorate and have activities related to that theme the night of the relay. Attend captains' meetings for information, prizes, food. Relay for Life will be held March 23, 2012, at Denham Springs High School from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Show times will be held at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, March 1 and April 5. Visit www.relayforlife.org/livingstonla. For more information, contact Amy Douglas at amy.douglas@cancer.org, 767-4554 or 966-4645.

Saturday, February 4

Walker Mardi Gras Parade
The Walker Mardi Gras Parade will be held Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. There will be floats, antique cars, horseback riders, marching bands, dancers and more. There is no fee to enter. You can walk, pull a little red wagon, drive a golf cart or ATV, or ride in a truck or trailer or on a float. All participants must fill out an entry form at walker.la.us/MardiGras.html or call 665-4356. All participants should line up at Walker High School at 11 a.m. on the day of the parade. The parade will begin at Walker High School and travel east on Burgess Ave. to Hwy 447. It will then travel south on Hwy 447 one block to Florida Blvd. The parade will head west on Florida to Palmetto St., where it will travel north to Burgess, returning to the high school. A map of the route is available online at walker.la.us/MardiGras.html.

Free Youth Rally
Gray's Creek Baptist Church, Hwy. 16 South, Denham Springs, will hold a free youth rally on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. at the church's Family Life Center. The event will feature the Crusaders Ministry, Singing Quartet adn powerful testimony from those who were previously addicted to drugs before finding Christ. All area youth invited and a meal will be provided. For more information, call Brant Clayton at 978-3284.