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Significant Developments for Low-Carbon Methanol Project at the Port
Plus: BENTELER expanding presence

Louisiana Grandstand Showcases Local and Regional Talent
Singers and musicians take center stage at WDC

More Fathers Needed
The talk is all about calling for committees and commissions to be formed, for studies to be conducted, for more funding of social programs and for official government proclamations of “public health” emergencies because of the continued (and rising) unspeakable violence in one neighborhood after another.

Cross Lake Floatilla Floats On
Event in its 33rd year of sharing love of the lake

Businessman Takes On National Role
Company’s president has some solid ideas about the future

BOSSIER ARTS COUNCIL’S ARTini
Before you make your usual Saturday night plans for June 8, take a moment to consider some glitz, glam and a little bit of denim. Imagine a night filled with fabulous art, heavy hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, hours of dancing and a martini contest all rolled into one.

The Robby Awards
Robinson Film Center to put stars in your eyes

biz SCENE
Guests gathered at the home of Emily and Scott Chafin to celebrate a special evening honoring Marshall Johnston, who is now a named member of the Gregorio, Chafin & Johnston Law Firm..

Monsignor Earl V. Provenza
Beloved local pastor celebrates 60 years in the priesthood

May is Mental Health Awareness Month
As we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month this May, it can be helpful to focus on the “health” aspect of mental health.

Breast Cancer
The importance of early detection

Mollie E. Webb Speech and Hearing Center
Serving the Shreveport-Bossier community for 50 years

Excellence in Hospitality Awards
Outstanding individuals in the local tourism industry were recognize at the Excellence in Hospitality Awards, an event organized by Visit Shreveport-Bossier.

Make Your Bedroom an Oasis
This year will see a shift toward natural lighting that highlights artful arrangements of texture, Grace Denniston from Kalco Lighting told Better Homes & Gardens. Fixtures will sport more organic materials, such as alabaster, jute, leather and wood, and sport neutral tones.

Shed Some Trendy Light
Light fixture shapes are continuing to evolve along with LEDs’ ability to seamlessly blend into the fixture itself.

318 TALK
THROUGH JULY 1: EXHIBITION OF REBECCA BARTEL MADURA:.

Review: Literary Critical Mass 12
The thing about literature is that the writer does half the work. It’s like building a screen, and then a reader comes and projects on it. Or making a vessel, and then a reader fills it up.

Review: Art Scream Queens and the Women Who Run with Wolves
I walked through the exhibition Critical Mass 12 at Artspace — crowded with about 110 works, thoughtfully arranged in a salon-style hang by Director Ann Marie Gerhardt – much as I had driven the wildflower-laden highways from Dallas that afternoon: a bit disconnected and without real focus, letting things signal to me from the wall as they would.

Review: QMajor, “Ethereal Electronic”
The theme worked well to showcase QMajor’s range, his inspired, innovative playing and capacity for crossover. The ambient tracks were punctuated by hip-hop beats and riffs from QMajor on the violin, showcasing his excellent command of the instrument..

Review: Michael H. Miller, “Psycles”
Michael H. Miller’s painting ‘Living and Dying in the Nuclear Winter’ combines abstraction, craft and materiality into a really great work of art.

Review: ML Dumars, “A Different Way of Being”
A Different Way of Being” is a dystopian novel by Shreveport author ML Dumars that explores the struggle against an oppressive regime in a society where Empaths and individuals with telepathic abilities are persecuted.

on the SCENE
Monique Dennie, Marilyn Boquet and Debbie Harrison.

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