Dec 2017
Looking for a couple of days of good, wholesome, quality family time? A chance to get away from the tv and computer screens and really interact with each other while doing something fun…and even educational (don’t worry, you don’t have to tell the kids that last part), well the Myths and Legends Byway is the […]
Today is the Miracle on Washington Street Christmas event as well as the Christmas Parade. Be sure to swing by downtown DeRidder today between 10am and 8pm today for the festival. Some festival attractions include: Children’s Games, SnoWonder Playground, Cindy Lou Who Beauty Shop, Frozen Bouncy Houses, Cookies & Juice with the Mrs. Claus, 50+Vendors, […]
Nov 2017
Sarah came to me on Thanksgiving Eve. When I awoke this morning, she was the first to tell me, ‘Happy Thanksgiving,’ before I was even awake enough to know my own name, haha! She is from Vermont and started her trip in Seattle heading all the way to Saint Augustine (Florida). I think she was […]
Nov 2017
Mike and Sharon are traveling companions that found each other on a touring companion search. Mike is from Colorado and hosts cyclists as well. Sharon is actually from Canada. The two started their trip together in New Orleans, after talking for months online and on the phone, this was the first time that they had […]
Nov 2017
Harum is traveling west to east on the Southern Tier. She actually has some friends in the New Orleans area and may end her trip there. She’s undecided at the moment, but regardless of what she chooses to do, I know it’ll be the best experience for her, especially since she will have some time […]
Nov 2017
Incorporated in 1903, DeRidder, Louisiana (originally named Schovall) has a small town feel with a rich history. Named for Ella de Ridder, a young girl who ran away from her home in the Netherlands at a very young age. She was the sister-in-law of Jan de Goeijen, who brought the first railroad to that part […]
Oct 2017
Jenna stayed with me last night. It was great fun, as always. We had dinner at Steamboat Bills – Hello Massive Potatoes! A fun fact is that Jenna is from South Carolina, though she’s lived all over the world. It’s nice to see other people from South Carolina. She’s from a pretty out of the […]
Oct 2017
This weekend, I hosted a couple of female pair cyclists via Warmshowers.org. First, I had Margo and Monique from the Netherlands on Thursday. We checked out the Thursday nights “Downtown at Sundown” event in DeRidder. While they both speak English very well (used commonly in their home country), they didn’t know what a “festival” was. […]
Oct 2017
The DeRidder City Police have created some video highlights of yesterday’s parade.
Oct 2017
Our Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser accompanied the tourist bureaus in Beauregard, Allen, and Vernon communities in November 2016 for a ribbon-cutting event that finally made the Gothic Jail in DeRidder a museum. Built in 1914. In 1981, the jail was documented in the National Register of Historic Places. The following year It was shut down […]