“You don’t really realize what your family is until you’re grown and get to look back on it,” said Jay Murrell, whose greatgrandparents, Minnie and O.J. Parham, created OJ’s Beauty Lotion. “Looking back, we can see how fortunate we were. We were comfortable.

When you book an event at 421 Texas (which can handle from 20 to 400 guests), you can use whichever florist, photographer and entertainment group you would like. However, you will leave the cooking to Jackson, whose menu features his Nouveau Louisiane Cuisine.

Built in 1924, the downtown YMCA is constructed in the Italian Renaissance style. It was designed by Clarence W. King and built for Shreveport entrepreneur Edward Jacobs, bearing a resemblance to Italy’s Villa Medici in Rome. Twin bell towers adorn the roof, which covers the triplearched entrance bordered by Corinthian columns.

The announcement should have been accompanied by a warning label at the very least. You know, like the ones from the Surgeon General, printed on packs of cigarettes that say, “Quitting Smoking Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health” or “Cigarette Smoke Contains Carbon Monoxide.

Much has been written about the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, school calendars are changing by the day, the hospitality and tourism industry is dormant, the restaurants are...

The COVID-19 virus has changed everyone’s world. For many, health and career have been impacted. Others have experienced the crush of change from mental, spiritual and other health concerns to caring for our children and aging parents. The last few months have been a time of personal disruption and transition.

“Wine is for everyone – you just have to give it a try and find out what you like and remember that your palate will evolve,” said Lim. “Wine is everything: it is about the terroir [the environment in which the wine is produced], the vigneron [the individual who cultivates the grapes], the culture and the history.

The quality of life of every citizen of Shreveport must be a top priority for local government officials. Public safety is a crucial responsibility of all elected representatives of the people, including the mayor and the city council.

Parent-led experts don’t recommend being so rigid with the schedule that you would delay feeding a hungry baby if he wakes to eat a few minutes early, but they warn that the parent should be mostly in control of the schedule. The goal is to get the baby to sleep through the night early so that everyone in the house sleeps better.

The DASH diet is an acronym that stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This diet, which is supported by the dietary guidelines and meets nutrient requirements by the Institute of Medicine, was created by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in an effort to lower blood pressure levels.

Your retirement should not be full of worries about home maintenance and yard upkeep, but it should be full of hours in your day to do what you have always wanted to do: Travel more, enjoy the company of family and friends, pursue creative passions, develop a new hobby.

With the back-to-school season starting, it’s essential to gear up for a new routine when it comes to keeping your kids safe and healthy. Even with extra precautions and safety measures in place, many parents are concerned and nervous about potentially exposing their children to coronavirus.

One method that has shown tremendous promise at CHRISTUS Shreveport- Bossier Health System is the addition of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to the treatment plans of patients who exhibit severe COVID-19 symptoms. At CHRISTUS, we remain the only health-care system in the region breathing.

The body mass index (BMI) is the accepted standard measure of overweight and obesity. BMI provides a guideline for weight in relation to height. When calculating BMI using pounds and inches, the formula needs to be altered slightly. Multiply your weight in pounds by 703.

If you checked one or more of the items on this list, you should talk to your doctor about prediabetes. These symptoms are present in the 88 million Americans who have this condition, which can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, nerve damage and kidney damage.

We’ve all experienced it: Knees that snap when we stand up, a neck that cracks when we turn our head and ankles that pop when we rotate them. Often, joint cracking can be loud – and perhaps a little disconcerting. It is no wonder that many people think there might be something wrong with their joints when they hear them snapping, popping and cracking.

Most people have heard of cardiac catheterization, a procedure designed to diagnose and treat car- diovascular disease. During cardiac catheterization, a catheter is inserted into an artery or vein and threaded to the heart, allowing doctors to perform diagnostics or treatment such as coronary angioplasty and stenting.

About the LSUS Foundation The LSUS Foundation promotes philanthropic support for LSUS programs and areas of study while recognizing the all-important growth and success of economic development in northwest Louisiana. The Spring Street Museum is owned and operated by the LSUS Foundation on behalf of LSU Shreveport.

All Y’all, a Shreveport-based podcast and live storytelling event series, returned on Monday, Aug. 10, with the first of a six-episode podcast series exploring the lasting cultural impact of the Louisiana Hayride.

Tim Huck, who bought Notini’s Italian Restaurant in Bossier City late last year, has brought his dad out of retirement. Scratch that: He’s brought his dad’s pizza recipes out of retirement. That’s right. Just when you thought you would never again be able to treat your taste buds to a Pizza King pizza, now you can.

The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau crafted brunch and astrology pairings based on 12 local restaurants and the characteristics of each zodiac sign. Use your birthday as a guide to finding your ideal Shreveport-Bossier brunch spot and post-brunch activity from the list below:.