Julie O'Donoghue reported in the Louisiana Illuminator on the annual budget plan sent by Louisiana legislators last week. This budget had $105.2 million in personal pet projects.
June and the summer months bring the yearly onslaught of mosquitoes and their bites to Caddo Parish. As June is National Mosquito Month, Caddo Parish Animal Services and Mosquito Control (ASMC) has tips to help you avoid the bites from these annoying pests. Standing water, bare skin and dark clothing are three things that attract mosquitoes.
We are just a couple of weeks away from the Bossier Arts Council's annual fundraiser, ARTini.
The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee begins next week, and one of the contestants is from right here in the Ark-La-Tex.
The Institute for Nonprofit Administration & Research (INAR) at LSUS, in partnership with the Louisiana Alliance for Nonprofits (LAN), conducted a statewide survey to better understand the greatest needs of Louisiana's nonprofit sector.
Sandy Cimino is a lady who does it all. Not only will she be celebrating 50 years of a banking career on June 7, she has volunteered for numerous organizations, agencies and non-profits in Bossier City and Northwest Louisiana.
The simple, and legally correct, answer is, where he sleeps each day.
In November of last year, the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution encouraging the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) to place a moratorium on the issuance of any occupational licenses and certificates of occupancy for liquor stores/retail sales of alcohol-liquor, other than renewals , for a period of six months.
A controversy has both sides feathers ruffled of an always hot topic debate in Major League Baseball. This past week, New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson got into it with a few Chicago White Sox players in Tim Anderson and Yasmani Grandal. Once the dust settled, the reasoning for the dust up was brought to light. According to Anderson, Donaldson twice referred to him as “Jackie” during the game. The reasoning behind the nickname according to Donaldson stemmed from a 2019 interview with Sports Illustrated in which Anderson compared himself to a modern-day Jackie Robinson. In the interview he said “I feel like I need to bring more energy, excitement and fun to baseball. The comparison by Anderson stops there, as he has done little, in my opinion, to bring much positivity to the game over the course of the three years since the comment.
The North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) is excited to announce a Northwest Louisiana chapter of the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (NWLA FAME) has formed to launch an apprenticeship program that will develop a pipeline of skilled technicians to support the regional manufacturing sector. The NWLA FAME chapter is made up of six local manufacturers, Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and NLEP. There will be an open house for interested applicants June 1 with two sessions available, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Both sessions will take place in Building L on the BPCC campus, 6220 E. Texas St. in Bossier City.
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