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United Way of Northwest Louisiana’s (UWNWLA) socially distanced essential needs drive, an alternative to their traditional Day of Service, yielded more than 8,000 essential items and more than $14,000 of economic support from 13 Caddo Parish Public School teams. For a month, schools in Caddo Parish were paired with one of 13 participating local nonprofits and given a list of the nonprofit’s essential needs. Once paired, teams of students and staff departments volunteered to collect essential items. Many teams volunteered additional time by inventorying and sorting their collections in preparation for pick-up.

A retirement celebration was held Tuesday, June 22, at the Bossier Civic Center for outgoing Mayor Lo Walker.

State Senator Gregory Tarver, D- Shreveport, announced, this week, $9.4 million in funding for LSU Health Shreveport to build its own water source.

The Shreveport Internal Audit Office delivered an audit report dated Feb. 28 to the council’s Audit and Finance Committee last week of the Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation Department (SPAR).

The Business Development Connection (BDC) of the Greater Shreveport Chamber honored outstanding business owners and professionals who are making a difference in our community at the Minority Business Opportunity Awards (MBOA) Dinner, presented by Willis Knighton Health System. The event was held on June 17, at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino.

Poetic X is the new poet laureate of Caddo Parish.

The short-term rental market, which is marketed by Airbnb and VRBO among others, has grown dramatically in a short time in Shreveport, creating both opportunities and challenges for Shreveport and its residents.

Bossier City Animal Control hosted a ribbon cutting this week. The longawaited renovations broke ground in early 2020. Bossier City Animal Control employees and volunteers worked through the construction phases while also navigating pandemic restrictions and weathering a snow storm.