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Every year, the Greater Shreveport Chamber honors an outstanding corporate entity for its impact on Northwest Louisiana with the presentation of the J. Pat Beaird Memorial Industry of the Year Award. The Chamber announces that on Thursday, Sept. 22, at Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino, Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) was recognized as the 2022 recipient at the J Pat Beaird Industry of the Year Luncheon presented by Regions.

'God’s Creatures' Opens Sept. 30 In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community in this tense, sweepingly emotional epic.

As the owner of 114 Texas St., I am as heartbroken as anyone could be over yesterday’s tragic fire. I am also thankful for the courageous work of Chief Clarence Reese and all of the men and women of the Shreveport Fire Department as well as all of the first responders who helped to protect and preserve both life and property. I give thanks none were harmed and damage to surrounding structures was limited to the extent possible. I have only owned 114 Texas St. since 2019, purchasing the property from the city of Shreveport in its pre-burned, yet dilapidated, state.

Health-care system pledges extensive expansion of sports medicine services for student athletes, $3 million to upgrade Lee Hedges Stadium

Shreve Memorial Library’s Annual One Book One Parish campaign kicks off this Saturday, Oct. 1. Each year, Shreve Memorial Library’s One Book One Parish campaign unites Caddo Parish by promoting one book title throughout the month of October and encouraging adults to join a parish-wide conversation about the selected title. Programming for One Book One Parish takes place at all Shreve Memorial Library branches and includes book discussions, art classes, presentations, workshops and more all inspired by the year’s winning title. Shreve Memorial Library asked, and patrons voted 'West with Giraffes' by Lynda Rutledge the 2022 One Book One Parish title. 'West with Giraffes' is an emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. With an eccentric cast of characters, some real and some fictional, 'West with Giraffes' tells the story of Woodrow Wilson Nickel’s 12-day journey to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. It is part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story. A complete summary of the book is included below, and copies of 'West with Giraffes' are available for checkout at Shreve Memorial Library branches.

The state highway department will begin construction Oct. 10 to reconstruct left turn lanes at one of the busiest intersections in Shreveport.

The Urban Farm is “just one piece of the huge project that is Shreveport Green,” said the farm’s director, Lauren Jones.

annual fundraising gala, An Evening for Healers, on Thursday, Sept. 22. For 11 years, the event has served as a platform to honor and celebrate the Shreveport-Bossier community's first responders, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and other health-care providers who each played a vital role in saving the lives of patients at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport (OLHS), North Louisiana's only Level 1 Trauma Center, while raising missioncritical funding for LSU Health Shreveport.