When mechanical engineer and Grand Challenge Scholar Carli Raupp joined Phillips 66 in Lake Charles this summer, she carried four years of experience collaborating with peers and professors, building prototypes, and performing research to the company.
Benton Intermediate School band director Cory Craig recently received news that is music to her ears. She is among the quarterfinalists chosen for the 2022 Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum.
United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is searching for outstanding volunteers and leaders who have significantly impacted Northwest Louisiana. United Way staff and community leaders will select five nominees to be honored at their Centennial Celebration on Aug. 26.
If you have ever eaten at Kim’s Seafood and Po-Boy at 901 Benton Road in Bossier City, you may have met the owner, Duc Duong. With his quick wit and engaging smile, you would never guess the turbulent times he has witnessed.
Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation Department and Caddo Parish Juvenile Services, in conjunction with the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, are joining forces to host several youth crime prevention program presentations this summer.
Shreveport City Councilman Jerry Bowman and wife Ursula and Brian and Jenny Flournoy were among what it seemed like hundreds dancin’ in the street, eating, drinking and being merry earlier at the AzaLea Drive Street Party. billed as “Running of the Hogs.” It was brought to you by PinPoint Events, L.E. and Chalk and Whisk.
When the capital expansion program for Shreve Memorial Library, which included opening 11 newly expanded full-time branch libraries was going on, Kathy F. uminello was there.
Southern University Museum of Art Shreveport (SUMAS) will celebrate Black Music Month with an exhibit of its in-house collection of the U.S. Black Music Stamp Series, featuring the artwork of African-American musical artists that have been featured on postage stamps over the years. The exhibit will also feature a weekly Music Mondays showcase by SUSLA alum and awardwinning vocalist Brenda Wimberly highlighting various African-American musical genres. This event will be held each Monday in June from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Downtown Metro Center campus located at 610 Texas Street, Ste. 110, Shreveport, La.
The Shreveport Regional Arts Council is showcasing the contributions of African-American cowboys to the Trail Riding culture of Northwest Louisiana in two spectacular exhibitions. “Louisiana Trail Riders,” an exhibition of powerful black and white photographic images by Louisiana State University Art professor Jeremiah Ariaz, documents the little-known, deep-rooted Africa-American trail riding tradition born of generations of working farms and raising cattle in Creole Louisiana. “Saddles and Spurs: Out of the Shadows,” features the story of the trail riding culture of Northwest Louisiana. Starched shirts, saddles, belt buckles, boots, and memorabilia of the almost 75 black trail riding clubs that make up the Bayou State and Northwest Louisiana Trail Riders Association are on display upstairs in CoolSpace. Both exhibitions open Saturday, June 12, noon to 6 p.m. in artspace, 708 Texas St. in downtown Shreveport.
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