The Forum July 23 - August 5, 2014 Vol. XXVI, Issue XXIII
Meet the man behind the deep flavor of popular riverfront café..

‘Forum’ takes 14 LPA awards
With that said, reputation is also about the amount of work put into a product. I am proud to close out my first year with our devoted staff, readers and the Shreveport- Bossier City community with 14 Louisiana Press Association awards – also taking...

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'The Cynic'
Overheard ... I just came home from a birthday party where the candles cost more than the cake..

Automatic Business
with the current negative media attention that has been focused on Shreveport. This is an amazing city with lots to offer, but we keep being spotlighted for all the wrong reasons,” Ezell said. “If people paid more attention to those locals who truly care about this town and wish to see it thrive, they would see a whole new side of our home.

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Briefs
The National Legal Aid and Defender Association has announced that the Shreveport firm Cook Yancey is among its 2014 Beacon of Justice Award winners. The law firms honored have all devoted considerable time and resources to delivering on the mandate of Gideon v.

Facing the battle in Western Wear
“It all happened so fast,” Ryan said. “Her lower back was hurting. She thought she pulled some muscles in the yard. She was a Master Gardener and would spend hours outside with her flowers. After four weeks of it not getting better, she went to see her doctor.

Cajun Persuasion
After Jojo and his son played all day, he realized he wanted a similar opportunity in his own hometown to spend quality time with his children. Jojo said not only was it good entertainment, but it provided exercise and stimulation for his son beyond channel surfing or staring at a computer or gaming screen.

Briefs
Local oil technology company Ephraim Oil, LLC Advisory Board Chairman and partner Dr. Raymond Gerald Bailey, Ph.D., P.E. has received the University of Houston Engineering Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the oil industry. According to Ephraim Oil CEO Bill Hamm, Bailey has a long history Bailey.

ALL SHOOK UP
Shreveport mayor’s race has just gotten a lot more interesting. The reason? Victoria Provenza, from a well-known Shreveport family, has thrown her hat into the ring – with a lot of gusto. She becomes the first white candidate to enter the race with the primary set for Nov.

Longer Meetings
City Council meetings are typically reasonably short in duration as the council dispenses with the city’s business with some expediency as members are generally well-versed on city. And there’s rarely a call for an executive session on the east side of the river.

Space Invaders
Do you remember the game Space Invaders? Released in 1978, it revolutionized video games by allowing the players to “stay alive,” or to play the game longer on a single quarter or token – just as long as their high scores kept rising.

The Way it Was in 2010
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Made in Shreveport
This year has seen the growth and arrival of many large companies in the Shreveport-Bossier City area, but there is also a rise in entrepreneurial ventures on the smaller scale.

BACK TO SCHOOL
Tips for a nutritious school year.

Public or Private School
“The benefits of going to Southfield are that we offer an opportunity for every type of child to excel in whatever area they are gifted or talented in.

The Next Level
Classically, a tutor was someone who would help the student who was perhaps at risk of failing a class or needed extra help to understand a subject. Those classical facets of tutoring are still in place, but the needs and the range of service that children can receive has changed exponentially in the last 10 years.

Back to Recycling
(BPT) – With back-to-school shopping, changing schedules and preparing children for the upcoming school year, your family’s environmental impact may be the last thing on your mind. It is possible to have a greener back-to-school season.

Fresh Start
“If you have any grains in there, make sure they are whole grain – like whole wheat bread, whole wheat tortillas for wraps. You also want to have some sort of calcium in there, kids need two to three servings of calcium-rich foods whether that’s milk, low-fat yogurt or low-fat cheese per day.

Hepatitis
The bad news: It’s a virus that causes inflammation of the liver and can have devastating results if left untreated. The good news is hepatitis can be easily prevented and has proven ways of being treated. The different types of the disease may look like the beginning of the alphabet, but there are specific strands that stand out.

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Hypertension
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one-in-three adults in the United States suffers from hypertension – approximately 67 million people. Less than half of these have their hypertension under control. Another one-in-three has prehypertension, blood pressure that is higher than normal but not yet in the high range.

Healthy Checkups
“We will pre-register 1,200 children for the event,” Sister Sharon Rambin, director of School Base Health for CHRISTUS, said. “This is something that CHRISTUS Health Shreveport Bossier is proud to do and happy to be part of.

Seeing is Believing
You have started to notice increasing glare at night. You have trouble reading small print in poor light and reading signs while driving. You find yourself avoiding hobbies such as knitting or card games because of blurred vision. It’s time to see your eye doctor.

Outdoor exercise is fun in the sun
Lake Eleanor and toward one of 26 pads that make up the LifeTrail outdoor wellness system at The Oaks of Louisiana. Holly Winterrowd, manager/senior wellness coordinator for The Oaks, and Sami Musser, exercise instructor, walk alongside, giving words of encouragement and touting the benefits of doing a workout outdoors.

Laboring under misconceptions
(BPT) – It’s one of the most effective, safest and widely used forms of pain management for women in labor, yet there are misconceptions about epidurals, a recent study shows. From fears of permanent back pain to allegations of potential harm to the baby, many women still harbor mistaken beliefs about epidurals.

Patient’s Words
I heard these words as the therapist at the next mat explained the process to her patient. E-stim was no big deal. Then I remembered. Nearly two years ago, the first time E-stim was attached to my thigh … nothing. “Higher,” I kept telling Dr. Marie Morgan, my physical therapist.

Progress report: New University Health sign goes up
The academic hospital is located at 1541 Kings Highway. University Health Shreveport is home to state-designated Centers of Excellence including the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and a Center of Excellence in Arthritis and.

Healthy Geezer
As you age, your eardrums often thicken, and the bones of the middle ear and other structures are affected. Hearing sharpness may decline because of changes in the auditory nerve. Impacted ear wax is another cause of trouble hearing and is more common with increasing age.

TALK of the TOWN
exhibition will feature masterpieces by a range of contemporary artists recognized especially for their sumptuous still-life compositions along with their dazzling artistic techniques, including Daniel Mark Cassity of Hop Springs, Ark. Free. R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 4747 Creswell Ave.

17 Personal Stories
The creative team at Shreveport’s Stage Center is in the midst of a busy summer. They’ve just come off their summer camp with its productions of “Mulan” and “Seussical, the Musical,” and now they are deep into rehearsals for the upcoming production of “A Chorus Line.

Smokey’s Secret
“The goal and concept around the menu was regional comfort food. [In Shreveport- Bossier City], we are kind of stuck between the Texas style and the South Louisiana style.

On the Scene
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