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Carrie and Mike Bamburg soonwill be empty nesters as four of their children get ready to graduate from high school at the same time. The proud parents will get to see their quadruplets Ethan, Logan, Evey and Aidan walk the stage and receive their diplomas one by one on Saturday. All four will graduate from Bossier High School. Two of the quads, Ethan and Evey, are this year's valedictorian and salutatorian.

Robinson Film Center just announced that the executive chef of Abby Singer’s Bistro, Chef Neima DiGrazia, is set to appear on Food Network’s series, “Beat Bobby Flay.” The episode, which is called “Fight Like a Lion,” is set to air Thursday, May 29 at 8 p.m. on Food Network. A Caddo Parish student has been named Louisiana's Elementary School Student of the year. Eden Gardens Elementary fifth-grader Mary Mack Thornton is Louisiana's Elementary School Student of the Year.

Shreveport's historic Fairmont Apartments is back open following a $21 million renovation. Midland Residence, the company behind the renovations, says the changes restore the building's original 1952 charm while modernizing systems and amenities. New amenities include a fitness center, community room, and a computer learning center.

On Thursday, May 1, more than 300 volunteers attended United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s (UWNWLA) 40th Day of Caring event, sponsored in part by Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana. Day of Caring is UWNWLA’s largest single-day volunteer event.

The major $123 million reconstruction for Interstate 20 in Bossier and Caddo Parish has entered its final stage. The multimillion dollar project began in September of 2023 on a section of the interstate that services 70,000 to 100,000 vehicles, according to the DOTD.

Dripp Donuts fans will be glad to know that the restaurant has reopened with a sort-of-new name at the corner of Line and Gladstone in Shreveport, bringing back fan favorites and adding new items to the menu. The newest version of the restaurant is named Dripp Donuts & Chicken and it's in the South Highlands neighborhood. They will sell both baked goods and the popular Nashville hot fried chicken sandwich from the Dripp Chicken food truck. LSU Health Shreveport kicked off a new tradition Thursday with the inaugural Rasberry Lectureship, made possible by a record-setting $2.6 million donation from the family of longtime supporter James “Bubba” Rasberry. The event brings top biomedical researchers and clinicians to Shreveport and showcases the medical facility to visitors from across the country. In honor of the Rasberry family's contribution, the school renamed its 360-degree theater the Rasberry Auditorium.

The well-known muralist and realist painter has been selected as the featured artist for Bossier Arts Council’s fundraiser gala, Artini. With this year’s theme of monochrome and jazzy announced, artist Eric Francis has been selected to be featured during the event. Artini will be held on June 14, from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m, at the Livemore Casino & Hotel Louisiana. Eric Francis is a contemporary realist painter, muralist, teacher and museum coordinator for Southern University’s Museum of Art Shreveport. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Haitian parents with six siblings. Eventually, he made his way to Louisiana and earned his associate’s degree from Southern University and a bachelor of studio painting from Centenary College.

The 15,000-square-foot former CVS drugstore at the corner of Youree Drive and 70th Street is being demolished to make room for a new, larger, Chick-fil-A restaurant. On the new larger lot, a 5,924-square-foot Chick-fil-A will be built to take the place of their current 4,050-square-foot building. The current location will remain open to dish out chicken sandwiches, waffle fries, lemonade and other menu items during construction.