“Each year the Chamber is pleased to recognize engaged and involved emerging leaders through our 40 Under Forty Program,” Dr. Timothy Magner, president of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, said.

Since joining the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, I am often asked, “What is the Community Foundation?” Simply, it is a permanent endowment for the community. Community foundations by design are flexible and able to respond to the ever-changing needs of their communities.

“I can safely say the first thing attendees should expect is to laugh – a lot,” Winston Hall, piano man, said. “I started my professional piano career at a Chinese restaurant in West Texas when I was 18 years old, and from there, things only got funnier.

On Nov. 5, Margaritavile Casino Resort, 318 Forum and the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce hosted a cover unveiling party of the 40 Under Forty issue of 318 Forum.

I have some great people in my family. One of my sisters is an attorney, and although my dad is still trying to retire to become a professional golfer, he is a very successful businessman.

Alan Crump is still the chief, although he is on medical leave. Shreveport has a substitute SPD chief, and this will continue until Crump either retires or is fired. His medical leave could be extended up to a year. And in the meantime, the Shreveport Police Department budget gets to fund two top salaries for police chief.

However, the action will start early that morning outside the stadium – in the Walk-On’s Tailgate Area. That is where Chef Folse will begin his effort to break the current record of 5,800 pounds of gumbo. Ingredients will be put into a special pot being made by a sheet metal company in South Louisiana.

Philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” People in families affected by addictive disorders and the attendant stress find themselves in a downward spiral of makeshift coping with impossible situations.

It’s that time of the year when those calorie-laden food and drinks are everywhere. There is no need to repeat the year-end indulgent eating when there is so much delicious and nutritious food to partake and serve during the holidays and throughout the year.

The female breast is composed primarily of milk-producing glands (lobules), ducts that connect the glands to the nipple, and soft tissue. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that has grown from breast cells. Nearly all breast cancers start in the ducts or lobules of the breast.

But, what exactly, is gas? Most people produce between a pint and a half-gallon of gas each day. Oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen from swallowed air make up a large part of gas, or “flatus.” Fermenting foods in the colon produce hydrogen and methane as well as carbon dioxide and oxygen.

The Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana has named the 10 individuals comprising the joint venture’s board of directors. The role of the board is to represent Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport stakeholders and manage the business affairs of the partnership organization.

When Monroe artist and designer Clinton Whitney Downing’s talents are called on to make an impression for his clients and friends, he can be depended on to do just that. This time of year brings out the designer’s most colorful toolbox.

Tuesday 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. 318 INFUSED CIGAR LOUNGE:.

Exciting and vibrant dining option with some of the best live music around. The Superior Grill patio is like nowhere else in town. If you plan on going on a Friday or Saturday night, get there early or you’ll be waiting..

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