In those five weeks, plumbers, electricians and other contractors swarmed over the building to get it ready for new patients, new staff and a renewed lease on life. Chris Mangin is senior vice president of operations for Ochsner LSU, and he said the crews literally worked 24/7 to get the building back online.

“The Shreveport Regional Arts Council has had to pivot away from Christmas in the Sky this year because we don’t want 2,500 people, our favorite people in this city – our guests – to get sick as a dog. So, we are going to change our spots,” said Kallenberg, chair of this year’s event.

Of course, it doesn’t always end up that way. Sometimes, we get taken advantage of. And it’s not that anyone, necessarily, starts out intending to hurt one another or take one another for granted. It’s just that most of us like to “see the best in people,” and we end up “being used” in the process.

With the recent news and rapidly evolving developments regarding the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s understandable that adults and children alike are experiencing stress, confusion, sadness and anxiety. Schools have been closed, and businesses are strongly encouraging their employees to work from home as much as possible.

The 2020 American Cancer Society (ACS) fundraiser, White Out Cancer – A United Night of Hope, is teaming with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (BCBS) to host an evening of fun, laughter, tears of joy and celebration with the opportunity to support the local American Cancer Society mission.

Dr. Stuermann completed a fellowship in pain management at the University of Kentucky in Lexington in 2020 after practicing general anesthesia in Shreveport for eight years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Clemson University in South Carolina and earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Healthy brain aging is a topic of growing interest as baby boomers hit retirement age. Based on risk factor statistics, we estimate that there are nearly 10,000 people in the Shreveport-Bossier area (within a 75-mile radius) living with Alzheimer’s disease.

“It’s a shotgun-style house, so the front entrance from the porch is long and huge and has windows along the whole front of the house with columns,” described Jenny Rodgers. “You walk straight through that to the backyard – the back porch, basically. That’s the whole living room, great.

“I didn’t know how skinny I was,” Meeks said. “When I got to college, I started working out. It really wasn’t until after college that the results started to show … I knew I needed to be stronger. I needed all the tools to be better. I kind of got addicted.

The YWCA’s Fab Finds Resale Shop moves from Mall St. Vincent to 109 Kings Highway. “This location has a lot more useable space and storage space,” said YWCA board member and volunteer Penny Durham. “We have more customers and visibility here.”.