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Amazon Fulfillment Center Takes Shape
One of every five U.S. residents lives within a 500- mile radius of Shreveport, making the location enviable for distribution and logistics companies. Amazon will begin construction of its Shreveport fulfillment center immediately, with plans to open the site in September 2022 in time for its busiest e-commerce season.

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A new book from local authors Father Peter Mangum, W. Ryan Smith and Dr. Cheryl White relates the account of five Roman Catholic priests who gave their lives caring for victims of the 1873 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Shreveport. “Shreveport Martyrs of 1873: The Surest Path to Heaven” has been published by the History Press of Charleston, S.

They Call Me Roy
“I had just started there,” Williams said of her then-new job as a pharmacy technician at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. “I was just finishing school. I was trying to move into my own place since I finished school, and everything was just tight moneywise.

What I Miss About America
When Americans are clamoring for Democrats to put Americans first, Democrats are not only turning a deaf ear, they are working to silence the voices of more and more Americans. Parents are showing up in droves to their local school boards to push back on vaccine mandates, mask-wearing and a curriculum filled with propaganda and obscenities.

Author Draws On Louisiana
When local children’s book author Susan Jenkins McClendon moved to Shreveport, she knew her next book needed to be about the Pelican State. “What I find so amazing is that the people in Louisiana are so diehard. They love the state of Louisiana,” she said.

Shreveport Dance Academy
The dance studio was purchased by Keeley Pratt, known to all as a longtime dance instructor at the studio. Since Pratt taught at the studio for 17 years before taking ownership, she jumped right into preparing for the new dance year. Pratt is also a parent of three dancers.

Yoga:Good for the Mind, Good for the Body? Both!
Self-care is not just a buzzword in the wellness world, and it also isn’t selfish. Regular self-care habits are essential for optimal overall health and well-being.

No Excuses
COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it! Since March 2020, secondguessing decisions often happen, including scheduling a routine checkup or exam, once made without hesitation. Now is the time, ladies, to push excuses and reasoning to the back burner and get that mammogram scheduled.

Blood Cancer Awareness
Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. More than 1.3 million Americans are living with or in remission from a blood cancer. Even though there are fewer than 200,000 blood cancers cases per year, they are the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Health Literacy
COVID-19 has shone a light on the importance of health literacy and clear health communication. Health literacy refers to the public, patients and family caregivers’ ability to easily find, understand and use basic health information and services to make informed health decisions.

Gracious Living
Enjoy a stroll through this marvelous colonial-style home where charm and gracious living greet you from the street and invite you to come inside. The house is beautifully integrated into its natural setting with various plantings and arrangements of seating areas.

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| SPECIAL EVENTS Watch canines compete in the Super Retriever Series Dock competition, Oct. 15-17 and Retriever Trials Oct. 19-24.

On the Scene
Emily Fontenot, Taylor Anne Alexander, Caitlyn Mathis and Andrea Reuther.