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Jimmy Wooten: They're Playing Our Song
Carefully, because it's a country song, while he has spent years establishing himself as a hard-rocking entertainer. "It may not seem like me to release a mid-tempo country song," admits Wooten. Nonetheless, his fans will learn that Wooten knows how to give a country song a super-cool treatment.

United Way Chief Departs
Willson worked at Louisiana Tech as a fundraiser for the College of Engineering and Science when he heard about the opening at United Way in Shreveport. The board interviewed him, liked what they heard and hired him in April 2008.

Early Daze
It wasn’t that long ago. Kamala Harris said that “if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it, I’m not taking it.” Andrew Cuomo beamed, “Frankly, I’m not going to trust the federal government’s opinion, and I wouldn’t recommend to New Yorkers based on the federal government’s opinion.

Planting Seeds Of Renewal
“Allendale is right there next to downtown,” Brown said. “Allendale is kind of this gateway to the downtown area. A city is only as strong as its weakest neighborhood. Right now, Allendale is one of its weakest neighborhoods. That’s why I believe Shreveport is not strong.

Shreveport Art Club at 100
The Shreveport Art Club was founded in 1921 by a group of hobbyists who decided to form the club to exhibit their works and learn from each other, according to the club’s treasurer, Judy Horne. She said they found an old picture of some of the early members at the LSU-S Archives, where most of their memorabilia are housed.

State Principal of THE YEAR
The Louisiana Department of Education announced the 2022 Louisiana Teacher and Principal of the Year at the 15th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Awards Gala, which was held virtually the evening of Friday, July 16. Marco French of Queensborough Elementary School in Caddo Parish was named the 2022 State Principal of the Year.

The Parent-Teacher PARTNERSHIP
In the fall of 1987, I was a firstyear teacher in my very first set of parent-teacher conferences some six to eight weeks after school had started. Two parents sat in my classroom to discuss how their son was doing in my 9th grade world history class. I was 22, and they were probably twice that.

Covid & College
Although state health officials have approved student vaccine mandates at four private colleges, LSU and the University of Louisiana System do not plan to seek a similar mandate until federal regulators fully approve the COVID-19 vaccines now being distributed.

Loyola Preps Students for College from Freshman to Senior Year
Students are also supported throughout their high school career by Glad Alexander, college placement director; Susan Hymel, director of guidance and counseling; and Stephanie Johnson, assistant principal of academics. These three women provide personal accommodations to each student at Loyola and prepare them for college.

Grow at Your OWN PLACE
While the sights and sounds that will begin this school year may feel more familiar than last fall, technology gains made during the pandemic will help even more students complete Louisiana Tech University degrees right here in Shreveport and Bossier City.

An Evening for Healers
Now in its 10th year, An Evening for Healers has served as a platform to shine a light on our community’s unsung heroes: physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and first responders who work tirelessly to save lives every day.

Ochsner Neurosurgery
Many spine patients are frightened when hearing the word “surgery,” envisioning the surgeon with scalpel in hand making long incision lines. However, gone are the days of traditional spinal surgery.

Lung Cancer
On Aug. 1, 2021, World Lung Cancer Day was observed to recognize lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world, nation and Ark-La- Tex.

Healthy Meal Ideas
This recipe is the perfect post-workout meal as it’s quick to make but rich in plant-based protein to help support muscle recovery. Quinoa is considered a complete protein meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids.

HEALTHY GEEZER
• The thymus, which is located behind the breastbone, is one of the organs of the immune system. The thymus is where immune cells – white blood cells – called T lymphocytes (T cells) mature. The thymus begins to shrink when we are young adults. By middle age, it is only about 15 percent of its maximum size.

Contemporary Cottage Style
er home serves as a snapshot of Terry, purchased the property, including the Shreveport history and times house next door, back in 2002. “When we past. But the cottage that bought this property, it was so overgrown, serves as her business space is a they didn’t even know there was a cottage leap forward in time.

10 Tips to Save Energy
hen the temperature rises, so can energy bills. Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, offers 10 tips to help its customers manage both the heat and their electric bill: • Turn off lights and electronics when not in use.

318 Talk
State Exhibit Museum. Artists: Stephen Banks, Joan Cole, Jo Cooper, Marion Davis, Becky Garner, Adena Helm, Judy Home, Betsy Levels, Cindy Magee, Ed McDonnell, Susan Pierce, Jeanne Marie Reed, Mary Yeh. Guest Judge: James King, MFA, Caddo Parish teacher.