The economic impact of the 2023 Shreveport-Bossier Mardi Gras parades was nearly $20 million, according to a new study conducted by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. The research performed by Wysong Brand solutions showed the impact of the Krewes of Sobek, Harambee, Centaur, Gemini and Highland competed with pre-covid numbers.
Bars? Terrific. Style? Prolific! No better adjectives could describe the pen and overall star power of Bossier City's rising rap star Rachard!
Carter Federal Credit Union donated $100,000 to the Ronald McDonald House that will be constructed on the WK South campus! This effort is headed up by Shreveport’s top philanthropist Roy Griggs. Pictuted above are Janell Mason (Ronald McDonald House CEO), Jill Folks (Chief Marketing Officer FCU), Joe Arnold (Pres/CEO) Roy Griggs (Pres/CEO Griggs Enterprises) and Brian Crawford (WK CAO).
BATON ROUGE, La. – As part of its ongoing efforts to create health equity, Louisiana Healthcare Connections presented two Louisiana Community & Technical College System (LCTCS) schools with $500K each to fund a larger program focused on eliminating health disparities and establishing a more inclusive, representative healthcare system.
House Officer Inductees: Eunice Adu Dapaah, Lance “Tyler” Albin, William Ishee, Payam Entezami, Tyiesha Brown and Pooja Shah.
At the tender age of 4, Duan began to tap into a talent that would later bring him to the forefront of the R&B music world!
318 Day is a day-long festival in Caddo Common Park that celebrates what makes our city, parish, and region great: the food, the music and the art. Six local performing artists and bands will be featured. The festival will kick off with Dirty Redd Band and will be headlined by Front Cover Band! In addition to great food trucks and vendors, 318 Day will feature an artists' row to highlight our local visual artists.
Construction at 700 Texas St. took another exciting turn this week as the new windows went were installed in openings on Louisiana Avenue that have been bricked up for years. The building is being brought back to life as Cooper’s Corner!
The Centenary Theatre Program (CTP) opens the second half of its 2022-2023 season in March with Erica Schmidt’s MAC BETH, a modern recontextualization of Shakespeare’s classic Macbeth. MAC BETH, directed by Charity Schubert, will be performed at Centenary’s Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on March 2, 3, and 4, at 7:30 p.m. and March 5 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at centenary.edu/mlptickets.
The invitation to A-Listers Roy and Nelva Griggs’ Mardi Masquerade Bash said, '6 p.m. to 10 p.m.,' but while locals may have adhered to the ending's siren call, the contingent of pals who traveled from Mississippi and Atlanta for the party just went on and on into the wee morning hours.
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