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Any other week and this would be the lead story. I’ll spare you the statistical boredom and simply say that the past 15-25 years have truly been a golden era of quarterback play in the NFL, and the greats are all almost gone.

For the past 30 years, Drs. Terry C. Davis and Connie Arnold, both professors of LSU Health Shreveport, have conducted research on health communication and health literacy.

As the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl embarks on its 46th year, the Independence Bowl Foundation has named Andrew Givens as its director of development.

In the early 1920s, Cotton Street in downtown Shreveport was not as it looks today. The street wasn’t far removed from the former waterfront of Silver Lake (Lake Street) and was filled with a variety of homes, from stately mansions to smaller single-family to those with rooms for rent. In 1919, 611 Cotton was the residence of one J.J. Kline, who made at least part of his living running a boarding house. In 1920, Mr. Kline apparently decided to get out of the rooms-for-let business, and sold the property to the Newsom Battery Company, but it wasn’t until 1927 that the structure that is now known as the Porter Howard Garage was built.

Former Shreveport City Councilman James Flurry was honored Tuesday for his decades of service to the city.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has concluded a drawdown of Lake Bistineau in Webster, Bossier and Bienville parishes for the purpose of giant salvinia control. LDWF had requested the Department of Transportation and Development to close the water control structure on or about Jan. 31.

The historic Little Union Baptist Church on Milam Street launched a community garden project on Thursday, Jan. 27.

Covid treatment and testing available downtown! UrgentEMS and ArkLaTex Accelerated Care offer Covid testing, vaccinations, travel letters and monoclonal antibody infusions (when supplies available for all). We also offer urgent care and acute care services, home care and monitoring, advanced telemedicine, some primary care and gender affirming care. We have the capability to do IV fluids, antibiotics and other medicines both in clinic and at home, as our motto is "Healthcare Brought to You." We are an inclusive, safe space for everyone and pride ourselves on our prompt services in an age of multi hour waits as the new normal.