The spotlight shone brightly on over 160 student artists as the 2025 I3 Red Carpet Awards celebrated creativity, innovation, and talent at the Hilton Garden Inn Bossier City on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) and area businesses celebrated the $1.7 million raised for Northwest Louisiana programs on March 20 at the organization’s annual event, Tails and Ales: A Celebration of Impact. Sponsored by Margaritaville Resort Casino, Raymond James, ANECA Federal Credit Union, Brentwood Hospital, AETNA, Caddo Parish, Live! Casino, Southern Components, Elite Health Solutions, Carr, Riggs & Ingram and David Raines Community Health Center. The event celebrates an impact value of nearly ten million for our community, helping more than 70,000 lives. Allocations of the funds are made to UWNWLA programs and nonprofit services that work to serve ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) citizens.
1. Tell our readers about your family growing up: I grew up in Mangham, a small town in northeast Louisiana, with three older siblings. We all played sports and were a very competitive family. Being the youngest, I watched my siblings and became the most competitive.
Are you ready to check out some amazing local food? Well, from March 30-April 5, 44 restaurants will be participating in 318 Restaurant Week.
SporTran Transit will enhance their current System Technology Upgrade Project with $1,077,856 in newly-awarded FTA grant dollars. The agency was one of four urban transit providers in Louisiana to receive allocated funds from the Louisiana FFY 2024 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Rural Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program.
Mark your calendars and get ready for an exhilarating weekend of excitement! The Barksdale Defenders of Liberty Air Show is set to take place on March 29-30, 2025, at Barksdale Air Force Base. The event promises to be an unforgettable experience, with the prestigious U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds headlining the show.
Arc of Acadiana is committed to helping community members with disabilities live to their fullest potential, so much so that it is opening a new location in Bossier City, La. The new Bossier City residential facility will expand care for individuals with developmental disabilities in Northwest Louisiana. Their groundbreaking ceremony will be held on March 26 at 4708 Barksdale Boulevard, Bossier City, La. 71112.
Tuesday, Feb.25, marks World Spay Day, which was established in 1995 to raise awareness about the importance of spaying and neutering to reduce pet overpopulation and prevent animal suffering. This year, Robinson's Rescue is celebrating 100,000 spay and neuter surgeries.
The Bossier City Council last week approved its charter-required five-year capital project plan, a nearly $130 million road map for transportation, engineering, parks and other construction. The plan's approval doesn't allocate funding but sets the pace for the projects outlining for when to start and how much they'll cost. The five-year plan calls for $23 million in spending this year; nearly $34 million in 2026; $44.6 million in 2027; $21.2 million in 2028; and $6.5 million in 2029. Transportation projects are the largest portion — $9.6 million — of the 2025 capital projects plan. Plan highlights for transportation projects in 2025 include $2 million for extending Citizens Bank Drive; $1.5 million for Brownlee Road rehabilitation; and $1.5 million for various citywide street improvements. The plan for this year also includes $7.2 million on drinking water system upgrades and $3.7 million on sewer system projects.
The historic building B’nai Zion temple in downtown Shreveport is set to be repaired and revived thanks to Sanctuary Art School, an art-related nonprofit. Arts organization Sanctuary Arts School has earned 400k HUD grant for the repairs to secure the B’nai Zion temple in downtown Shreveport, located at 700 Cotton Street near the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Sanctuary Glass was founded by an internationally recognized artist, Eric Hess, a conceptual artist who has been showcased in major galleries. Caddo Parish Magnet High’s JROTC has qualified for the National Academic Leadership Bowl in Washington, DC. Cadets Caleb McDaniel, Michael Nix, Kate Kerney, Athan Ballis, OL Green, and Rachel Chen will be attending the competition this June. Caddo Parish Public School extends its congratulations to the team.
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