With hundreds of jobs at stake along with a large portion of the community’s wealth nestled in the hands of a major employer, it can be terrifying to think of the adverse effects of losing a long-standing business within a small community. If this situation sounds like it was ripped from the local headlines, it’s because it was.

Shreveport is at a crossroads. We have great potential, but we also have our fair share of challenges. We have to decide whether we want a better future, or whether we want our problems to continue to pile up and become even more difficult to solve. These are the stakes when Shreveport citizens head to the polls on Nov.

Louisiana’s premier holiday shopping market, Les Boutiques de Noel, is set for Thursday, Nov. 21, through Saturday, Nov. 23, at a new location: the Shreveport Convention Center. Tickets for shopping and special events are on sale now at lesboutiquesdenoel.

Current plans for the building include a kitchen for Sweetport, the ice cream and confection business Spikes and his wife, Nicole, operate. The space also will house the Sweetport food truck when it is not in service. Spikes also plans to put a workshop in the space as well.

Loyola College Prep is set to travel the Pelican State from the top of the boot to the “soul” with an evening of food, music and fashion. The theme of this year’s 67th Loyola Style Show is “Born on the Bayou,” and it’s set to take place on Wednesday, Nov.

Do you ever have a hunch or gut feeling? Where you are convinced, almost instantly, by feelings that you cannot always explain? Some folks call this intuition, which comes from the Latin word “intueri,” meaning “knowledge from within.

Each year, the Greater Shreveport Chamber’s Young Professional Initiative has highlighted 40 of our region’s most dynamic and accomplished young professionals who are engaged in our community as entrepreneurs, executives and managers in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

Epilepsy, being the fourth most common neurological disease diagnosed, will affect an additional 150,000 Americans this year. Interestingly, the incidence significantly grows after the age of 55 due to the fact patients are at an increased risk of developing vascular insults, tumors and neurodegenerative disorders.

People who have type 1 diabetes do not produce insulin in their bodies, which is an important hormone needed to control blood sugar levels. In contrast, people with type 2 diabetes, insulin is produced but does not work as effectively as supposed to due to insulin resistance.

THROUGH DEC. 15: HEART OF THE MATTER: THE CELEBRATION OF ESSENTIAL IN EVERYDAY LIFE..

Awinter wonderland extravaganza is coming to Shreveport. From Nov. 30 2019 through Jan. 30, the first floor of Sci- Port Discovery Center will be transformed into Sno-Port – a temporary, winter-themed interactive exhibit that will showcase the wonders and science of snow.

Hill Country was the place to be on Oct. 4 for Wine, Dine and Equine,.