The Arcadia-Bienville Branch 61AD-B of the NAACP will host its 12th annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Awards Banquet this Saturday, May 16, at 6pm at the Eugene Smith Event Center in Arcadia. 

The keynote speaker will be Dr. Michael McClanahan, President of the Louisiana State NAACP Conference. The theme will be “Believe in the Power of ‘We the People.'” 

Tickets are $40 or $300 for a table (8 tickets). Tickets may be purchased by emailing arcadiabienvillenaacp@gmail.com or calling 318-963-6772.