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Taco Wars and Cinco de Mayo Soccer Cup
“We are a community that loves to eat and drink and be with one another,” said Gregory Kallenberg, executive director of the Prize Foundation and charged with putting together the “Taco Wars” competition. “There are cultures that fit right in with that thinking.

BEHIND THE SCENES
Theodos grew up in music, has served as a worship pastor, and doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t sing.

Letter to the Editor
secure safety net health care in Louisiana and bring parity and sustainability to the system..

ROBINSON FILM CENTER
The public is invited to join the celebration, from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at its downtown Shreveport location at 617 Texas St. It will include live music, champagne and birthday cake martinis, hors d’oeuvres, cake and party games with prizes.

And They’re Off!
busy social calendar. Awards for Best Dressed and Best Hat Wedding invites, backyard crawfish boils and citywide events abound. Some Shreveport events, including Mudbug Madness, have been around for decades and are loved by locals and tourists alike, while others are new but welcomed with open arms.

Ronald Oswalt
That passion was cultivated while growing up in Mississippi. From the time he was 8 years old through high school, Oswalt and his younger brother, Tony (born to the Oswalts after adopting Ronald), would go to college football games at historic Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.

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Lively New Dining Additions to Downtown
Two new ladies are adding their vivacious energy to downtown Shreveport. Frida’s Bar and Grill at 200 Travis St. has recently opened serving their fresh take on Mexican/ American favorites. Then coming soon, Proud Mary 360° will be rolling on the river serving Louisiana cuisine at 450 Clyde Fant Parkway in the Red River District.

Freedom Of Speech
We’ve all heard the phrase, "In the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes." Along with radio, television and the growing affordability (and accessibility) to Internet technology, combined with our instinctive appetite for the urgent and dramatic, there are now billions who have the opportunity to seek the attention of billions of others.

SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Thompson took the helm as airport director in November 2015, after serving over 20 years at the San Francisco International Airport. Thompson relocated to Shreveport after an employment dust-up in the City by the Bay. He entered into a private settlement with the San Francisco Airport Commission in 2016.

RUN WITH THE NUNS
The guided motorcycle ride will be held April 28 at The Stage at Silver Star Smokehouse in Bossier City and will benefit the 17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospital programs at CHRISTUS including Cara Center, NICU and Kids Clinic.

EATING RAW MEATS & FISH
Millions of years ago, raw meats and fish were considered a normal part of the human diet. As time progressed, cooking was discovered, and agriculture grew and developed, which caused us to evolve in our tastes and needs. During this time, food safety needs also changed drastically.

VAMPIRE FACELIFTS?
It’s actually not as morbid as it sounds. The term “vampire” has been used to describe the use of platelet-rich plasma, PRP. This component of the patient’s own blood is increasingly being used to treat facial aging, acne and hair loss.

Community Outreach
who have scheduled total hip or total knee replacement surgery. The Willis-Knighton Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute offers participants insight into the joint replacement process, from preadmission planning to surgery, follow-up and rehabilitation.

HEALTHY GEEZER
Wet AMD occurs when blood vessels behind the retina start to leak and raise the macula. An early symptom of wet AMD is straight lines that appear wavy. Wet AMD is considered to be advanced AMD and is more severe than the dry form. However, dry AMD can turn into wet AMD at any time.

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HOLY ANGELS AUTISM CENTER celebrates its first anniversary this April
“There is a wide spectrum of autism, and those diagnosed with autism are all unique,” said Holy Angels Director of Resident Services Mary O’Neal. O’Neal manages the Holy Angels Autism Center, which celebrates its first anniversary this April. April is Autism Awareness Month.

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LOSING WEIGHT, GAINING HOPE
Vivian Andrews says she struggled with her weight her whole life. She has been up and down losing weight and gaining it back for years. One day while Andrews was at a retreat for the Shreveport Leadership Program in 2009, she had to climb up a wall using a rope as a trust exercise.

MAN AROUND TOWN
Right after Thanksgiving 2017, something clicked. I’m not sure what, but I was finally ready for that change. I’d been a member of Fit- Nation gym since early 2010. For years, I went regularly five days a week. After an Achilles tendon rupture and torn labrum in my shoulder in the summer of 2015, I didn’t go to the gym for over a year.

Women in Business
the footprints of those before them, The Forum 2018 Women in Business find themselves reaching for the top and pursuing dreams that include careers and businesses along with family and home. Today’s woman, and especially those on these pages, were born to lead and have a zest for what they do.

Eclectic Style for Modern Living
Nestled on a tranquil 22 acres in Frierson is the stunning family home of Creed Contracting owners Justin and Heather Penn. Built to suit the lifestyle and needs of their young family and to serve as a model home for clients, the couple crafted a home they intend to live in forever.

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Le Tour Des Jardins
The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners will hold their annual spring garden tour, Le Tour des Jardins, on May 12 and 13. This year’s garden tour will take you through eight beautiful private gardens throughout Shreveport. Tour hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.

Talk of the Town
through Thursday. 6-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Drew Ley, Tuesdays and Fridays; Winston Hall with bassist Chris Allen, Wednesdays and Thursdays; Zeke Steadman and Stan Hoffman, Saturdays. 2151 Airline Drive, Bossier City..

Writing Her Truth
Growing up on a tobacco farm in South Carolina, Ashley Mace Havird was her grandfather’s greatest companion. She remembers walking the property with him and taking in the farms and swamps and woodlands of the American South. This experience would later inspire both the novel and poetry collections that Havird would go on to write.

On the Scene
Shreveport’s oldest park, Betty Virginia Park in the heart of the South Highlands neighborhood, was fl ooded with more than 10,000 people on March 24 for the Second Annual Crawfest..