The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches meets every Thursday at noon (except holidays) in the President’s Room of the Student Union on the campus of Northwestern State University. Each week, our club hosts guest speakers from the community and/or Kiwanis as well as holds discussions on our events and activities. Know someone who would make a great speaker? Suggest a speaker.
Visitors are always welcome. If you would like to join us for one of our Thursday meetings, let us know you’re coming. For more information, send us an email at [email protected].
What is Kiwanis?
Here is a quick video that explains what Kiwanis is.
We are honored to announce that the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches has been nominated for the 2026 Excellence in Non-Profit Award by the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce!
We are so proud of the difference our club continues to make in our community, especially in the lives of children! 💙
🗳️ We would love your vote! You can vote multiple times a day through November 11th!
Voting for the Go Natchitoches Awards, which will determine the top three finalists in each business category, is now open at GoNatchitoches.com/VoteNow! You can vote multiple times a day, across multiple devices. Voting will close on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:00 pm.
If a nominiee you see listed below is not on the form, they are currently ineligible to proceed in this year's awards process. For any specific eligibility requirements, visit GoNatchitoches.com/Awards or email [email protected].
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The following are Excellence in Start-Up Development nominees for the 2026 year: -Bayou Kubota -Grace Love Learning Academy -Greene Orthodontics -Moonstone + Earth -Puerto Rico on the Bayou -Rio Rojo -Tasty Boy LLC -Wagz -Wingstop
The following are Excellence in Non-Profit nominees for the 2026 year: -Big Brothers Big Sisters of Natchitoches -Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana - Natchitoches Club -Cane River National Heritage Area -Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve -CASA of Central Louisiana, Inc. -Demons Unlimited Foundation -FAUNA - Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals -Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches, La. Inc. -Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation -Natchitoches Lions Club -Natchitoches Council on Aging -Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation -Northwestern State University Foundation -Service League of Natchitoches, Inc. -The Coach De Foundation -Women's Resource Center -We Are King David
The following are Excellence in Online Presence nominees for the 2026 year: -All Hours Fitness, Inc. -BOM Bank -Cane River Commissary -City Bank & Trust Company -FAUNA - Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals -Louisiana Crawfish Company -Natchitoches Bed & Breakfast -Natchitoches Community Care Center -Natchitoches Parish Library -Natchitoches Parish School Board -Natchitoches Tourism - Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau -NSU - Hospitality Management & Tourism -SweetD's Kitchen -Taylor Park -Timber Ridge Adventure Park -T-Johnny's on the River
The following are Excellence in Health & Wellness nominees for the 2026 year: -All Hours Fitness, Inc. -Imagine More LLC -Inspired Counseling & Consulting -Cane River Soap Company -Dazzle Dance Center, LLC -Kajun Jeanie Wax Studio, LLC -Mind Over Matters -Moonstone + Earth -Nikki B Training -NSU - School of Kinesiology -Renee's Dance Studio -SweetD's Kitchen/Fit Fuel -32 Degrees Cryo Studio & Med Spa
The following are Excellence in Medical Services nominees for the 2026 year: -Air Evac Lifeteam -Alternative Concept Care Solutions -Family Doctors of Natchitoches, Inc. -Greene Orthodontics -Hand in Hand Hospice Care -Hospice of Natchitoches -Lagniappe Homecare -Moreau Physical Therapy -Natchitoches Community Care Center - Natchitoches Family Eye Care -Natchitoches Regional Medical Center -NRMC Neurology Associates -NRMC OB/GYN Associates -The Outpatient Medical Center -32 Degrees Cryo Studio & Med Spa
The following are Excellence in Food & Beverage nominees for the 2026 year: -Chick-fil-A Natchitoches -Crawfish Hole of Natchitoches -Flying Heart Brewing & Pub -French Market Express -I've Got the Recipe -Legacy Cafe' -Mariner's Restaurant -Merci Beaucoup Restaurant -Natchitoches Filling Station -Nicky's Mexican Restaurant -NRMC Cane River Cafe -Peggy's Homemade Pizza -Raging Bull Sports Bar -Soulful Wings LLC -StoryBrew Coffee Cafe -SweetD's Kitchen -Tasty Boy LLC -Trail Boss Steakhouse -T-Johnny's on the River
The following are Excellence in Professional Services nominees for the 2026 year: -Air Data Solutions -A & G Security TechnologyBOM Financial Services -Century 21 - Buelow-Miller-Bolton Team -Cross Financial Group, LLC -Cunningham Insurance Agency - Harrington & Johnson, LLC -IHS Group -Jeter Therapy Group -Lamar Advertising -Landmark Tax Solutions -Law Offices of Howard E. Conday, Jr., LLC -Liberty Taxes -Murchison & Murchison, L.L.C. -Natchitoches Exterior LLC -Repair Tech Services, LLC -Rhodes Properties & Development -Sheffield & Sheffield -Thomas, Cunningham, Broadway & Todtenbier, CPAs -Universal Techs, LLC -Williams Accounting and Tax Services LLC -Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
The following are Excellence in Public Services nominees for the 2026 year: -City of Natchitoches Utilities -Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches -LA Works -Natchitoches Council on Aging -Natchitoches Fire Department -Natchitoches Parish Library -Natchitoches Parish Port Commission -Natchitoches Parish School Board -Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office -Natchitoches Police Department -Natchitoches Tourism - Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau -NSU Food Pantry -Pelican Broadband -Women's Resource Center
The following are Excellence in Lodging nominees for the 2026 year: -A Frame on the Cane -Cabins of Horseshoe Hills Ranch -Cedars House of Natchitoches -Chateau Saint Denis -Church Street Inn -Comfort Suites Natchitoches -Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Natchitoches -Grand Ecore RV Park -Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Natchitoches -Judge Porter House Bed & Breakfast -Samuel Guy House -Sweet Cane Inn -The Nakatosh House -The Steamboat House -The Williams House
The following are Excellence in Retail nominees for the 2026 year: -Bealls Natchitoches -Brenda's Boutique -Cane River Kitchenware -Full Figure LLC -Jeanne's Country Garden -Little Eva Pecan Company LLC (Natchitoches Pecans) -Local Flavor -Moonstone + Earth -Natchitoches Farmers Market -NRMC Gift Shop -Posey's Sports Center -Rolling Hills Ministries Thrift Store -Simply Chic Boutique -The Hall Tree -Tres Bien Antiques
The following are Excellence in Financial Services nominees for the 2026 year: -BOM Bank -BOM Financial Services -City Bank & Trust Company -Cross Financial Group, LLC -Cunningham Insurance Agency -Edward Jones - Wil Adams -Engage Federal Credit Union -Exchange Bank -Fairway Independent Mortgage - Katie Davis -First South Farm Credit -Harrington & Johnson, LLC -IHS Group -Kelli Sampson Agency -Sabine State Bank -Thomas, Cunningham, Broadway & Todtenbier, CPAs -Tower Loan of Natchitoches -Williams Accounting and Tax Services LLC
The following are Excellence in Industrial Production & Services nominees for the 2026 year: -Alliance Compressors, Inc. -Arq, LLC (formerly ADA Carbon Solutions) -Atmos Energy -AxsomAir -Boise Cascade -Chism Dumpster Rentals -Magnolia Steel & Supply -RoyOMartin -West Fraser, Inc.
The following are Excellence in Entertainment nominees for the 2026 year: -Cane River Commmissary -Cane River Queen River Boat -Krewe of Dionysos, Inc. -Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest LA History Museum -Natchitoches Christmas Festival -Natchitoches Jazz & R&B Festival -Natchitoches Parish Library -NSU CAPA -Parkway Cinema 6 -Renee's Dance Studio -StoryBrew Coffee Cafe -Timber Ridge Adventure Park -Top of the Boot -Well Dunn Productions
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Save the date for the in-person celebration, which will take place on February 3rd, 2027!
#ChampionBusiness #ConnectCommunity #CultivateGrowth #GoNatchitoches #GoNatchitochesAwards #SupportingLocal #ChamberMembers #MoreThanAMembership #Voting ... See MoreSee Less
Proud of our new K-Kids club at Provencal Elementary & Junior High School. They put together a great first draft of service and fundraising project ideas. Hearing the kids recite the K-Kids pledge in unison was a beautiful moment. #Kiwanis#KidsNeedKiwanis... See MoreSee Less
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The Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches meets every Thursday at noon (except holidays) in the President’s Room of the Student Union on the campus of Northwestern State University. Each week, our club hosts guest speakers from the community and/or Kiwanis as well as holds discussions on our events and activities. Know someone who would make a great speaker? Suggest a speaker.
Visitors are always welcome. If you would like to join us for one of our Thursday meetings, let us know you’re coming. For more information, send us an email at [email protected].
What is Kiwanis?
Here is a quick video that explains what Kiwanis is.
Interested in learning more? Please contact us or apply to join our Kiwanis club here.
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We are honored to announce that the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches has been nominated for the 2026 Excellence in Non-Profit Award by the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce!
We are so proud of the difference our club continues to make in our community, especially in the lives of children! 💙
🗳️ We would love your vote! You can vote multiple times a day through November 11th!
👉 GoNatchitoches.com/VoteNow
#kiwanisclubofnatchitoches #KidsNeedKiwanis #servingourcommunityCongratulations to this year's Go Natchitoches Awards nominees!
Voting for the Go Natchitoches Awards, which will determine the top three finalists in each business category, is now open at GoNatchitoches.com/VoteNow! You can vote multiple times a day, across multiple devices. Voting will close on Wednesday, November 11th at 5:00 pm.
If a nominiee you see listed below is not on the form, they are currently ineligible to proceed in this year's awards process. For any specific eligibility requirements, visit GoNatchitoches.com/Awards or email [email protected].
•••••••••
The following are Excellence in Start-Up Development nominees for the 2026 year:
-Bayou Kubota
-Grace Love Learning Academy
-Greene Orthodontics
-Moonstone + Earth
-Puerto Rico on the Bayou
-Rio Rojo
-Tasty Boy LLC
-Wagz
-Wingstop
The following are Excellence in Non-Profit nominees for the 2026 year:
-Big Brothers Big Sisters of Natchitoches
-Boys & Girls Club of Acadiana - Natchitoches Club
-Cane River National Heritage Area
-Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve
-CASA of Central Louisiana, Inc.
-Demons Unlimited Foundation
-FAUNA - Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals
-Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches, La. Inc.
-Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Foundation
-Natchitoches Lions Club
-Natchitoches Council on Aging
-Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Foundation
-Northwestern State University Foundation
-Service League of Natchitoches, Inc.
-The Coach De Foundation
-Women's Resource Center
-We Are King David
The following are Excellence in Online Presence nominees for the 2026 year:
-All Hours Fitness, Inc.
-BOM Bank
-Cane River Commissary
-City Bank & Trust Company
-FAUNA - Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals
-Louisiana Crawfish Company
-Natchitoches Bed & Breakfast
-Natchitoches Community Care Center
-Natchitoches Parish Library
-Natchitoches Parish School Board
-Natchitoches Tourism - Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
-NSU - Hospitality Management & Tourism
-SweetD's Kitchen
-Taylor Park
-Timber Ridge Adventure Park
-T-Johnny's on the River
The following are Excellence in Health & Wellness nominees for the 2026 year:
-All Hours Fitness, Inc.
-Imagine More LLC
-Inspired Counseling & Consulting
-Cane River Soap Company
-Dazzle Dance Center, LLC
-Kajun Jeanie Wax Studio, LLC
-Mind Over Matters
-Moonstone + Earth
-Nikki B Training
-NSU - School of Kinesiology
-Renee's Dance Studio
-SweetD's Kitchen/Fit Fuel
-32 Degrees Cryo Studio & Med Spa
The following are Excellence in Medical Services nominees for the 2026 year:
-Air Evac Lifeteam
-Alternative Concept Care Solutions
-Family Doctors of Natchitoches, Inc.
-Greene Orthodontics
-Hand in Hand Hospice Care
-Hospice of Natchitoches
-Lagniappe Homecare
-Moreau Physical Therapy
-Natchitoches Community Care Center
- Natchitoches Family Eye Care
-Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
-NRMC Neurology Associates
-NRMC OB/GYN Associates
-The Outpatient Medical Center
-32 Degrees Cryo Studio & Med Spa
The following are Excellence in Food & Beverage nominees for the 2026 year:
-Chick-fil-A Natchitoches
-Crawfish Hole of Natchitoches
-Flying Heart Brewing & Pub
-French Market Express
-I've Got the Recipe
-Legacy Cafe'
-Mariner's Restaurant
-Merci Beaucoup Restaurant
-Natchitoches Filling Station
-Nicky's Mexican Restaurant
-NRMC Cane River Cafe
-Peggy's Homemade Pizza
-Raging Bull Sports Bar
-Soulful Wings LLC
-StoryBrew Coffee Cafe
-SweetD's Kitchen
-Tasty Boy LLC
-Trail Boss Steakhouse
-T-Johnny's on the River
The following are Excellence in Professional Services nominees for the 2026 year:
-Air Data Solutions
-A & G Security TechnologyBOM Financial Services
-Century 21 - Buelow-Miller-Bolton Team
-Cross Financial Group, LLC
-Cunningham Insurance Agency
- Harrington & Johnson, LLC
-IHS Group
-Jeter Therapy Group
-Lamar Advertising
-Landmark Tax Solutions
-Law Offices of Howard E. Conday, Jr., LLC
-Liberty Taxes
-Murchison & Murchison, L.L.C.
-Natchitoches Exterior LLC
-Repair Tech Services, LLC
-Rhodes Properties & Development
-Sheffield & Sheffield
-Thomas, Cunningham, Broadway & Todtenbier, CPAs
-Universal Techs, LLC
-Williams Accounting and Tax Services LLC
-Winnfield Memorial Funeral Home
The following are Excellence in Public Services nominees for the 2026 year:
-City of Natchitoches Utilities
-Housing Authority of the City of Natchitoches
-LA Works
-Natchitoches Council on Aging
-Natchitoches Fire Department
-Natchitoches Parish Library
-Natchitoches Parish Port Commission
-Natchitoches Parish School Board
-Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's Office
-Natchitoches Police Department
-Natchitoches Tourism - Natchitoches Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
-NSU Food Pantry
-Pelican Broadband
-Women's Resource Center
The following are Excellence in Lodging nominees for the 2026 year:
-A Frame on the Cane
-Cabins of Horseshoe Hills Ranch
-Cedars House of Natchitoches
-Chateau Saint Denis
-Church Street Inn
-Comfort Suites Natchitoches
-Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Natchitoches
-Grand Ecore RV Park
-Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Natchitoches
-Judge Porter House Bed & Breakfast
-Samuel Guy House
-Sweet Cane Inn
-The Nakatosh House
-The Steamboat House
-The Williams House
The following are Excellence in Retail nominees for the 2026 year:
-Bealls Natchitoches
-Brenda's Boutique
-Cane River Kitchenware
-Full Figure LLC
-Jeanne's Country Garden
-Little Eva Pecan Company LLC (Natchitoches Pecans)
-Local Flavor
-Moonstone + Earth
-Natchitoches Farmers Market
-NRMC Gift Shop
-Posey's Sports Center
-Rolling Hills Ministries Thrift Store
-Simply Chic Boutique
-The Hall Tree
-Tres Bien Antiques
The following are Excellence in Financial Services nominees for the 2026 year:
-BOM Bank
-BOM Financial Services
-City Bank & Trust Company
-Cross Financial Group, LLC
-Cunningham Insurance Agency
-Edward Jones - Wil Adams
-Engage Federal Credit Union
-Exchange Bank
-Fairway Independent Mortgage - Katie Davis
-First South Farm Credit
-Harrington & Johnson, LLC
-IHS Group
-Kelli Sampson Agency
-Sabine State Bank
-Thomas, Cunningham, Broadway & Todtenbier, CPAs
-Tower Loan of Natchitoches
-Williams Accounting and Tax Services LLC
The following are Excellence in Industrial Production & Services nominees for the 2026 year:
-Alliance Compressors, Inc.
-Arq, LLC (formerly ADA Carbon Solutions)
-Atmos Energy
-AxsomAir
-Boise Cascade
-Chism Dumpster Rentals
-Magnolia Steel & Supply
-RoyOMartin
-West Fraser, Inc.
The following are Excellence in Entertainment nominees for the 2026 year:
-Cane River Commmissary
-Cane River Queen River Boat
-Krewe of Dionysos, Inc.
-Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest LA History Museum
-Natchitoches Christmas Festival
-Natchitoches Jazz & R&B Festival
-Natchitoches Parish Library
-NSU CAPA
-Parkway Cinema 6
-Renee's Dance Studio
-StoryBrew Coffee Cafe
-Timber Ridge Adventure Park
-Top of the Boot
-Well Dunn Productions
•••••••••
Save the date for the in-person celebration, which will take place on February 3rd, 2027!
#ChampionBusiness #ConnectCommunity #CultivateGrowth #GoNatchitoches #GoNatchitochesAwards #SupportingLocal #ChamberMembers #MoreThanAMembership #Voting ... See MoreSee Less
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Proud of our new K-Kids club at Provencal Elementary & Junior High School. They put together a great first draft of service and fundraising project ideas. Hearing the kids recite the K-Kids pledge in unison was a beautiful moment. #Kiwanis #KidsNeedKiwanis ... See MoreSee Less
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