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Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington recently administered the Oath of Affirmation in a swearing-in ceremony for four new deputies that have joined the Bossier Sheriff’s Office team.

• When was Conner place with you as foster parent? Conner was placed with us on July 28, 2022.

Shreveport’s Bernie Woods knew O.J. Simpson most of his life; their mothers attended school together but lost touch when O.J.’s family moved from Rodessa, La., to San Francisco. Years later, Woods would move to California, and the two reconnected and considered each other like family. Because of his Rodessa roots, Simpson was a frequent visitor to the area. During one of those visits, NBC 6 caught up with him as he was arriving at the Shreveport Regional Airport. O.J. said, “Weddings, anniversaries, some birthdays, so we just here celebrating and catching up. It’s been a while since I’ve been here. So, we are going to play a little golf and eat some good food.” Simpson loved golf and so did Bernie, in the beginning, O.J. would beat him but later on he was beating O.J., and they would laugh and joke about how competitive they were.

Missed me? Lately, my thoughts have been run amuck with all things sports and some things (gasp!) other than sports. For instance...

I’ll start off slowly this year and just give you the top ten, as I see it. There is still a lot of moving pieces in this draft to be cleared up. The draft itself takes place from Thursday, April 25 through Saturday, April 27.

Here is the breakdown on Police, Fire and SPAR bond proposition totaling $49,300,000: Police and Fire Academy Renovations $4,000,000 (City) Fire and Station Renovations $3,000,000 (Districts A, B, D) New Fire Station #3 $4,000,000 (District D) Swimming Pool Replacement (Airport, Southern Hills) and Splash Pad at Bilberry $3,300,000 (Districts E, F, G) Tennis Upgrades and Pickleball Courts $700,000 (Districts A, B, E, G) Cargill Park Improvements- Fields and BMX $5,000,000 (City) Princess Park Upgrades for Therapeutic Recreation $5,000,000 (City) Park Improvement and Upgrades $1,300,000 (Districts A, B, C) Bill Cockrell Park Parking Lot $500,000 (District G) AC Steere Park Pickleball/tennis courts and playground resurfacing $500,000 (District C) Querbes Park demo of pool, rec center, multi-purpose $1,300,000 (District C) Municipal Auditorium ceiling restoration and painting $2,500,000 (City) Hirsch Coliseum Renovations $3,500,000 (City) Independence Stadium Upgrades $3,000,000 (City) Convention Center parking garage waterproofing and entry area upgrade $2,300,000 (City) Riverview Theatre stage rigging upgrade $700,000 (City) Sci-Port water proofing, interior, and IMAX theatre finishes $1,500,000 (City) New roof at Aquarium (Barnwell Center) $1,200,000 (City) City-wide parking lot improvements $1,000,000 (City) New Public Works Building (supplements BRF funding) $5,000,000 (City).

Let's try this again! LOL, Conner has busted out of foster care after 620 days!

We once dreamed of little pitter patter of feet running through the house and an infectious laugh of a baby, but God had different plans. I always knew I wanted to be a mother, but cancer took away my ability to naturally conceive. I just figured it wasn't in the cards for me.